$10 Billion PFAS Water Contamination Settlement Reached To Resolve Claims Brought by U.S. Cities
The first trial involving a Florida city has been delayed following reports of the potential PFAS water contamination settlement agreement.
The first trial involving a Florida city has been delayed following reports of the potential PFAS water contamination settlement agreement.
The presiding judge has ordered 31 cases from 17 different federal court districts prepared for trial, with five 3M earplug lawsuits from Florida scheduled to be remanded first.
Court hopes inclusion of 3M CEO Mike Roman in Combat Arms earplug settlement talks will help bring about a global resolution to the hearing loss litigation.
With the first firefighter foam lawsuits scheduled to go before juries in 2023, Kidde-Fenwal is being sold by its parent company to pay for litigation costs.
The District Judge overseeing the litigation warns that the complexity of the case and the lack of certainty in the outcomes should inspire both 3M and hearing loss plaintiffs to try to reach a settlement agreement.
Plaintiffs involved in a class action lawsuit against 3M and Wolverine Worldwide will receive between $15,000 and $25,000 each as a result of the $54 million PFAS settlement
Judge said both sides' hearing loss testing methods for the earplug lawsuits failed to address specific causation
Information and statistics on hearing loss linked to 3M earplugs will be made available to the public after the Data Day presentation on Feb. 23
Committee indicates 3M earplug lawsuit bankruptcy filing is nearly identical to one pursued by Johnson & Johnson in talcum powder cancer lawsuits, which was rejected by a federal appeals court last month.
A federal judge says the manufacturer has given up on efforts to reach a global 3M earplug lawsuit settlement that would resolve all claims, making additional court-ordered mediation unnecessary