Federal judge temporarily freezes DuPont asset transfers over PFAS liability concerns
An Indiana federal court has blocked DuPont and Corteva Agriscience from transferring assets to a new spin-off company.
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An Indiana federal court issued a temporary restraining order on October 12, 2026, to block DuPont and its spin-off company Corteva Agriscience from selling or transferring their assets, Courthouse News Service reported. The ruling prevents the corporations from shifting assets to or from a newly created firm named Vylor Inc. [1]
Courthouse News Service reported that DuPont and Corteva assigned assets to Vylor Inc. while withholding their toxic PFAS chemical liabilities. The court order halts those financial transactions to ensure liabilities remain attached to the transferred corporate assets. [1]
DuPont operated as an industrial chemical producer for more than two centuries, developing materials such as nylon, Teflon, and Kevlar. The company merged with The Dow Chemical Company in 2017 to form DowDuPont before dividing into three separate entities in 2019. [3]
In short
- An Indiana federal court issued a temporary restraining order against DuPont and Corteva Agriscience.
- The order stops the companies from moving assets to or from a spin-off firm called Vylor Inc.
- Courthouse News Service reported that the companies assigned assets to Vylor Inc. without transferring their PFAS liabilities.
Sources
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- [1]DuPont asset freezeCourthouse News Service, 22d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Prudential Financial on Wikipedia
- [3]DuPont on Grokipedia
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