Township continues mediation discussions with Wolverine World Wide

While the public water supply used by Hillside is safe and clean, discussions continue with Wolverine on cleanup of the contaminated groundwater in the area.  An update from the township is below:

Plainfield Township continues to engage in active negotiations with Wolverine Worldwide, 3M and the state of Michigan that were started during mediation in September.

Attorneys from all sides met for two days in mid-September for structured and confidential settlement discussions as part of their ongoing federal lawsuit.

All sides worked with mediator Kenneth Feinberg, a Washington, D.C. attorney who has more than three decades of experience in negotiation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution with a focus on settling complex litigation. Feinberg’s past mediation cases have included the Boeing Co. 737 MAX plans, Hurricane Katrina and GM ignition compensation claims, among others.

Should no consensus be reached, the case will move to a two-day summary jury trial in November.