“Too Little Too Late,” Says LPR Attorney of 3M Announcement to Exit PFAS Manufacturing December 21, 2023 3M announced today it will “exit all PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025” and will “work to discontinue use of PFAS across our product portfolio by the end of 2025.” “The announcement is too little too late,” said Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney and Shareholder Wes Bowden. “3M has polluted the entire world, and the […] Read More
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
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