23 Attorneys General announces opposition to proposed PFAS settlement with 3M

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her opposition to a proposed class action settlement with the 3M Company (3M) that “fails to hold the company accountable for contaminating the drinking water of millions of Americans.” The AG said: “Together with a bipartisan group of 22 other attorneys general, Attorney General James noted that under the proposed settlement, public water systems would withdraw the hundreds of lawsuits they have filed against 3M over its use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – commonly referred to as ‘PFAS’ or toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – in a wide range of consumer products and firefighting foams. The water systems would also have to withdraw their lawsuits without knowing what settlement funds they would receive from 3M.”