3M Loses Bid to Move PFAS Landfill Case From Vermont Court

Vermont’s allegations that the 3M Co. damaged natural resources from PFAS placed in landfills will remain under the state court’s jurisdiction, a federal district court ruled.

3M unduly delayed its attempt to transfer the case from Vermont’s Superior Court to the US District Court for the District of Vermont, District Judge William K. Sessions III ruled April 12 in an order remanding the case back to the superior court.

This decision focuses on Vermont’s claims about contamination 3M allegedly caused by disposing of multiple products in Vermont at the Rutland City landfill as part of broader investigations and litigation ...