The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 3M’s favor, sending a securities fraud class action—alleging that 3M underrepresented its potential PFAS-related liability and failed to maintain adequate reserves for such liabilities—from New Jersey to Minnesota. The Court emphasized that, despite the environmental harms involved being in New Jersey, other factors, such as the location…
New Jersey’s Attorney General has sued Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC following the company’s alleged refusal to investigate and clean up PFAS contamination in the state. New Jersey separately sued Honeywell International Inc., who claims it is working with regulators to remediate its site in Edgewater, New Jersey. The state seeks declaratory and injunctive relief,…
In a putative class action alleging 3M hid evidence of PFAS toxicity, 3M asked the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to transfer the case to Minnesota federal court. Although the proposed class will likely include a fair number of New Jersey residents, the Court found that balancing private and public interest…
Plaintiff parents and New Jersey residents sued PFAS manufacturers, alleging that Defendants’ facilities caused PFAS contamination near their home, which in turn caused permanent injury to their son. Plaintiffs seek damages on their own and on their son’s behalf. August 25, 2020 | Slusser v. Solvay Specialty Polymers, et al., No.1:20-cv-11393 (D.N.J.)