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New Deadlines for Phase One Class Members in the AFFF Multi-District Litigation

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The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved two major settlements in the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) that consolidated thousands of cases related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)...more

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When Worlds Collide: State AG-Led Tort Claims Meet Government Contractor Defense

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A state attorney general (AG) and a major American corporation recently battled over the scope and applicability of the government contractor defense....more

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The State AG Report – 5.9.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Republican AGs Seek to Unplug DOE’s Appliance Efficiency...more

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Minnesota AG Requires 3M to Pay $1 Million in Back Wages

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison settled with 3M Company to resolve allegations that it violated state employment laws by making unauthorized deductions from employee pay. According to the Assurance of Discontinuance, 3M allegedly...more

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3M Spins Off Healthcare Business Solventum

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3M recently completed the spinoff of its healthcare technology business as the new standalone public company, Solventum Corporation.  Solventum has an IP portfolio with over 7,300 patents globally....more

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Judge Richard Gergel Approves $12.5B PFAS Settlement for 12,000 Public Water Systems

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Judge Richard Gergel of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the judge who is overseeing multi-district litigation concerning aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), yesterday gave final approval to...more

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North Carolina Court Rules Predecessor Company Liable If AG’s Environmental Lawsuit Succeeds

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In February 2018, Ohio become the first state to sue DuPont alleging that the company had released perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) into the environment. Since then, multiple state attorneys general (AG) have continued to weigh...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Impact of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Product Compliance

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Cally Edgren, a Senior Director of the Regulatory Expert team at Assent, who has nearly three decades of experience in manufacturing and has dedicated her career to helping...more

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Upcoming Deadlines for Water Agencies for PFAS Settlements

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Deadlines are upcoming related to the multi-district per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation. The relevant settlements are with DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva (collectively, DuPont) and 3M, parties who allegedly...more

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Delaware AG Files PFAS Suit Against Numerous Companies

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On October 26, Delaware Attorney General (AG) Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit against fourteen chemical companies for allegedly contaminating the state’s natural resources with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...more

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Delaware Sues Chemical Companies for Contamination from “Forever Chemicals” in Fire-Fighting Foams

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Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings filed a lawsuit in late October against 14 defendant chemical companies for manufacturing and sale of fire-fighting foams that contained PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” used...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

The 3M PFAS Settlement: Back on Track

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We have previously reported on the 3M $12 billion class action settlement with public water supply companies. When the settlement was first announced in June 2023, the terms came under scrutiny by various state governments...more

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Contaminating Americans’ Drinking Water? You Might Want to PFASten Your Seatbelt

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California AG Rob Bonta, along with three other states and the District of Columbia, filed an amicus letter expressing concerns with 3M’s revised proposed class action settlement with public water suppliers to remediate the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

3M in China-Where Secret Travel = FCPA Violations

You know that when the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) uses the word ‘secretly’ when discussing a corporate program, it is a seriously not good look. That is certainly the case in the recently announced Foreign Corrupt...more

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3M Corp Pays SEC $6.5 Million to Resolve FCPA Charges

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The SEC is having a good year in prosecuting FCPA cases.  The SEC’s recent settlement with 3M Corp. for $6.5 million is its seventh corporate resolution for the year.  DOJ, which has been relatively quiet so far this year,...more

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Michigan Court of Appeals Strikes State PFAS Drinking Water Standards

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On August 22, 2023, a split panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals held that the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) by promulgating a new rule...more

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Plaintiffs and 3M Given August 28 Deadline to Respond to State AGs’ Opposition to $12.5B Settlement in the PFAS Multidistrict...

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Public water utilities and 3M have until August 28 to respond to the bipartisan coalition of 22 state attorneys general (AGs) that opposes their proposed $12.5 billion class action settlement over alleged per- and...more

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Board Denies Follow-On Petition

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In recent decision 3M Company v. Bay Materials, the Board denied 3M Company’s (“Petitioner”) second Petition for inter partes review (“Second Petition”) after exercising its discretion under § 314(a) and finding that each of...more

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The 3M PFAS Settlement: Not So Fast, Say 22 States

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We previously reported on the blockbuster $10 billion-$12 billion PFAS settlement reached in June between 3M Company and a plaintiff class of municipal public water suppliers. On July 26, a coalition of 22 states, including...more

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Coalition of 22 State AGs Oppose 3M’s $12.5 Billion PFAS Settlement

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A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general (AGs) from 22 states is urging the federal district court in South Carolina to reject a proposed $12.5 billion settlement between 3M and a group of public water utilities, who are...more

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3M tried to resolve its PFAS liability to water suppliers for $12.5 BILLION and almost 1/2 the States (including MA) are...

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In May I wrote about a manufacturer of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) excused from the PFAS Multi-District Litigation in South Carolina because its PFAS-related liabilities might exceed its assets which is something for a...more

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Tennessee AG Sues More Than 20 PFAS Manufacturers

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Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is suing more than 20 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, seeking injunctive and monetary relief under the state’s public nuisance and uniform...more

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PFAS Manufacturers Continue to Pay Massive Claims But Do They Have Enough Money to Pay Them All?

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Bloomberg is reporting that 3M and the two companies responsible for the liability of what used to be DuPont have agreed to pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the City of Rome, Georgia for the cost of engineering...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court in Brief | 3M Company v. Comm’r | Allocation of Income for Subsidiary License or Use of Intellectual Property; Validity...

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Summary: In this 346-page opinion (including multiple concurring opinions and dissents) the Tax Court addresses federal income tax issues arising from 3M Company (3M) and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries’ (Subs)...more

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Federal Court Issues Critical Opinion in PFAS Multidistrict Litigation

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PFAS, also known as Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances can be found in numerous industrial products. In South Carolina, United States District Court Judge Gergel presides over the PFAS multidistrict litigation (MDL). The MDL...more

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