Massive 3M, DuPont PFAS Class Dismantled by Sixth Circuit (1)

The Sixth Circuit on Monday tossed a lawsuit and dismantled a class that would have covered every Ohioan in a major case over exposure to “forever chemicals,” ruling that the longtime firefighter who brought the lawsuit lacks standing to proceed with the case.

Lead plaintiff Kevin Hardwick didn’t claim in his lawsuit that any of the 10 companies he sued over alleged exposure, which include The 3M Co. and E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co., caused the specific five chemicals found in his blood to end up there, the three-judge Sixth Circuit panel said. Instead, Hardwick refers to ...