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The Devil We Know

The back story of thiscase is interesting. It started with a lawyernamed Rob Bilott, he's...

The back story of this
case is interesting. It started with a lawyer
named Rob Bilott, he's a corporate defense
lawyer by trade. And so this corporate defense lawyer
gets this case and he starts looking at it

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The back story of this case is interesting.
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It started with a lawyer named Rob Bilott,
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he's a corporate defense lawyer by trade.
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And so this corporate defense lawyer gets this case and he starts looking at it.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:47
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Diamond Docs,Atlas Films

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Movie Summary

A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
When we got into the litigation with DuPont, - The Devil We Know 00:16
When we got into the litigation with DuPont,
I ask you to take a look at that and tell me if you can identify this document. - The Devil We Know 00:04
I ask you to take a look at that and tell me if you can iden...
The heart of the case is, this plant in West Virginia, - The Devil We Know 00:10
The heart of the case is, this plant in West Virginia,
C-8 is one of the elements they need to make Teflon. - The Devil We Know 00:26
C-8 is one of the elements they need to make Teflon.
Teflon is a very generic term. - The Devil We Know 00:14
Teflon is a very generic term.
Non-stick, oil repellent. Water repellent. - The Devil We Know 00:09
Non-stick, oil repellent. Water repellent.
The first recollection I have of it is when - The Devil We Know 00:11
The first recollection I have of it is when
3M had some test data, - The Devil We Know 00:21
3M had some test data,
Based on the 3M study there was potential risk to the fetus. - The Devil We Know 00:04
Based on the 3M study there was potential risk to the fetus.
"Parker has brought WV another long meeting - The Devil We Know 00:33
"Parker has brought WV another long meeting
And when you called him a con man, did you know how many of his cattle had died? - The Devil We Know 00:15
And when you called him a con man, did you know how many of ...
"Advantages of settling." Do you see that? - The Devil We Know 00:12
"Advantages of settling." Do you see that?
When did you first become involved with APFO or C-8? - The Devil We Know 00:05
When did you first become involved with APFO or C-8?
I was first aware of it prior to 1977. - The Devil We Know 00:04
I was first aware of it prior to 1977.
Perfluorinated materials had been found in human blood. - The Devil We Know 00:04
Perfluorinated materials had been found in human blood.
At first, 3M and DuPont were checking to see - The Devil We Know 00:14
At first, 3M and DuPont were checking to see
So they started going to archived bloody supplies, - The Devil We Know 00:13
So they started going to archived bloody supplies,
They tested kids, they tested adults, they went to Asia. - The Devil We Know 00:13
They tested kids, they tested adults, they went to Asia.
Eventually, they did find some clean blood. - The Devil We Know 00:13
Eventually, they did find some clean blood.
That blood was clean because the Teflon chemicals - The Devil We Know 00:07
That blood was clean because the Teflon chemicals