"J&J, Honeywell, and real estate companies were also named for their roles as later owners of the contaminated site."
"New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has sued Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell and several real estate companies over a site in Morris Plains where toxic waste remained from a now-shuttered pharmaceutical plant.
The new civil complaint could lead to another big payout for the state.
The DEP did not specify how much it will need for the site’s restoration. Recent legacy pollution lawsuits filed by New Jersey have led to settlements ranging from about $393 million with Solvay up to $2 billion with DuPont.
The plant in Morris Plains operated from the 1950s to the 1980s under Warner-Lambert, which Pfizer acquired in 2000. The state also named Johnson & Johnson, Honeywell and three real estate companies as “knowing purchasers” of parts of the site throughout the years. Under New Jersey’s Spill Act, these later buyers can be held responsible for cleanup if they acquired land with knowledge of past contamination."
Rambo Talabong reports for Inside Climate News October 1, 2025.
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