Almost Half of U.S. Tap Water Tainted by Forever Chemicals July 7, 2023 They’re commonly called “forever chemicals”—a collection of 12,000 chemicals that resist degradation in the environment and build up in the body. But mounting research could support someday changing the term to “forever and ubiquitous chemicals.” A new study released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have contaminated close to […] Read More
Plaintiffs Reach $12.5 Billion Settlement With 3M Over Water Pollution June 27, 2023 Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm announced talks with 3M Co., a defendant in the national litigation Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation MDL No. 2873, resulted in a $12.5 billion settlement agreement with the chemical manufacturer. 3M will pay a minimum of $10.5 billion and a maximum of $12.5 billion to settle lawsuits […] Read More
Stay Lifted in Military Earplugs National Litigation June 22, 2023 Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm announced that the stay has been lifted on litigation against 3M for its faulty Combat Arms Earplugs v2 (CAEv2). Legal actions can now proceed after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey J. Graham nipped 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies’ attempt to resolve all the faulty CAEv2 claims through a bankruptcy court (Case […] Read More
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