3M Still Faces Alabama Residents’ PFOA Drinking Water Claims

3M Co. failed to dispel a proposed class action alleging PFOA releases from an Alabama facility are contaminating the Tennessee River and the public drinking water supply.

The claims over its Decatur plant aren’t barred under the state’s two-year time limit because the area residents allege the releases are ongoing, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama said March 13.

The plaintiffs, residents of Lawrence County and Morgan County, assert claims of public negligence, nuisance, fraudulent concealment, and wantonness.

The residents allege personal injuries, including kidney cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis.

The proposed class consists of ...