Contractors and other commercial purchasers of PVC pipe have secured their first settlement in a lawsuit in U.S. court ...

To avoid the cost and uncertainty of litigation, OPIS has agreed to settle and cooperate with ongoing litigation.

PVC pipe safe to use for drinking water ... saying it receives industry funding and relies on manufacturers to self-report data for certification. It likened the process to the coal industry ...

With OPIS' cooperation, the list of plaintiffs will grow. The data and analytics company also will cooperate in any trial ...