Maryland, South Carolina Ask Supreme Court to Review PFAS Ruling

Maryland and South Carolina have asked the US Supreme Court to review an appeals court’s ruling that said PFAS-related complaints the states filed against the 3M Co. and other companies belonged in federal, not state courts.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s March ruling conflicts with decisions reached by the First, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, the states’ attorneys said Oct. 24 in their petition for writ of certiorari.

The Fourth Circuit’s ruling in State of Maryland v. 3M Company also contravenes 200 years of Supreme Court precedent interpreting the law that determines whether cases in state ...