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3M PFAS lawsuits cost billions. Insurance giant AIG doesn't want to pay
News
13 Jan 2025 | Fox 9
Insurance company AIG filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based manufacturer 3M to avoid paying for thousands of lawsuits related to 3M’s production and dumping of PFAS chemicals.
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Hershey class action claims candy wrappers contain PFAS
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2 Jan 2025 | Top Class Actions
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups could have contaminated packaging, lawsuit claims.
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Texas sues DuPont, 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer products
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13 Dec 2024 | The Hill
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals.
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PFAS in manufacturing: Auditing your supply chain for forever chemicals
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12 Dec 2024 | Manufacturing Drive
Regulatory and consumer pressures are driving brands to go PFAS-free. Here’s how to identify which suppliers and materials could use or contain the chemicals.
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Trump Promises Clean Water. Will He Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’?
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25 Nov 2024 | The New York Times
Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS.
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PFAS opportunities coming as Trump enters office, waste executives say
Policy
25 Nov 2024
Executives said the incoming Trump administration could roll back the EPA’s hazardous substance designation for PFAS, but they expect continued business opportunities with the material.
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Hershey class action alleges wrappers contain PFAS
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5 Nov 2024 | Top Class Actions
Plaintiff Jonathan Parish filed the class action complaint against The Hershey Company on Oct. 29 in a Pennsylvania federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
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AG sues St. Joseph Co. paper comany for PFAS contamination
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1 Nov 2024 | Wood TV
The state is suing a St. Joseph County paper company for alleged PFAS contamination into the environment, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
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Navigating the PFAS Landscape: Emerging Trends in Litigation
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18 Sep 2024 | The National Law Review
One emerging pattern is lawsuits alleging a failure to disclose the presence of PFAS in products and the potential targeting of products that advertise to be high quality or natural.
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U.S. EPA Says it’s Not Obligated to Regulate PFAS-laden Sludge Applied to Land
Policy
17 Sep 2024
The EPA and PEER are in a legal dispute over whether the EPA is required to regulate PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer, with PEER arguing that the Clean Water Act mandates regulation of these pollutants due to potential harm.
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‘PFAS . . . everywhere’: A Mass. class action lawsuit may set a new standard for damages
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14 Sep 2024 | Boston Globe
Environmental and industry groups are closely watching the case ahead of an expected ‘tsunami’ of PFAS lawsuits.
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Trojan Condoms Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals: Lawsuit Claims
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12 Sep 2024 | Newsweek
America's #1 condom" is under fire over claims that they contain toxic "forever chemicals" and are unfit for their intended purpose.
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Walgreens class action alleges bandages contain harmful PFAS
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23 Aug 2024 | Top Class Actions
Plaintiff Sara Sotelo filed the class action complaint against Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Aug. 14 in an Illinois county court alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
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Are fluorinated drugs PFAS?
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21 Aug 2024 | c&en
Proposed regulations in the European Union present an uncertain future for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals—and motivation to design greener ones.
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Dioxins vs. PFAS: Science and Policy Challenges
Science
12 Aug 2024 | Environ Health Perspect
Dioxin-like chemicals, once a major environmental concern, have been largely controlled through regulations, but attention has now shifted to PFAS, a group of "forever chemicals" that pose a serious and urgent health threat, with ongoing debates about their regulation.