by #MikeHughlett in @startribune:

"3M on Thursday announced a $10 billion-plus national settlement of "forever chemical" lawsuits involving drinking water, a significant step in reducing a litigation overload that has punished the company's stock.

"The agreement, which requires court approval, is by far the largest settlement 3M has made over its PFAS chemicals — and one of the largest mass tort settlements in recent U.S. history."

https://m.startribune.com/3m-pfas-settlement-10-billion-south-carolina-drinking-water-cases-forever-chemical/600284614/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n

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