October 10, 2024
A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday declined to let 3M Co. and other companies put a stay on a proposed class action by firefighters alleging their turnout gear contains so-called forever chemicals while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to roll it into a South Carolina MDL.
August 19, 2024
3M has asked a Connecticut federal court to stay a proposed class action by firefighters who wore technical gear containing so-called forever chemicals until there's a decision on whether to transfer the suit to a multidistrict litigation in South Carolina.
June 25, 2024
Connecticut firefighters slapped 3M, DuPont and 17 others with a proposed class action on Tuesday, alleging they have been exposed to dangerous levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contained in their protective gear manufactured and sold by the companies.