3M, DuPont Face PFAS Liability Risks Beyond Drinking Water Offer

The $11 billion settlements being discussed in a multidistrict PFAS litigation case won’t discharge the broader potential liabilities that leading defendants face in that case and others, attorneys say.

The 3M Co. is negotiating a possible settlement of at least $10 billion over water pollution claims in the multidistrict litigation case, In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation. DuPont de Nemours Inc., Chemours Co., and DuPont spinoff Corteva Inc. have offered $1.19 billion to drinking water utilities facing treatment cleanup costs due per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...