Arizona, Arkansas, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington joined Rhode Island and other states that had previously filed lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers. Alleging harm to their natural resources and property as well as threats to public health and safety, these states seek to recover mounting costs associated with investigating, testing for, and remediating PFAS…
The City of Philadelphia filed a civil complaint against 3M Company, DuPont, and other chemical companies alleging that the chemical defendant companies designed, manufactured, promoted, sold, used, and disposed of PFAS-rich aqueous film-forming foam in Philadelphia, despite allegedly knowing that PFAS was dangerous and toxic. November 4, 2022 | City of Phila. v. 3M Co….
Aqua Pennsylvania, a private water utility serving approximately 1.4 million Pennsylvania residents, filed suit against 3M, DuPont, Tyco, Chemguard, and other chemical companies for PFAS contamination to its water system. Aqua claims the contamination has forced Aqua to devote significant amounts of time and financial resources to testing and treating water for PFAS. The complaint…