Rash of lawsuits intensify concerns of 3M's liabilities over 'PFAS' chemicals
Source: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), December 23, 2019
Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/
A rash of recent lawsuits against 3M have intensified concerns that it could face massive legal and cleanup costs over a class of chemicals called PFAS.
The Maplewood (Minnesota)-based industrial giant has already reached a historic $850 million pollution settlement with Minnesota. It settled a $35 million case with an Alabama water authority in April to treat PFAS chemicals that leaked into the Tennessee River.