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Johnson v. 3M Company et al

  1. December 11, 2024

    3M Gets Georgia Man's $850M PFAS Remediation Bid Denied

    A Georgia federal judge has shut down a proposed injunction requiring 3M Co. and other companies to pay $850 million for remediation of water sources in Dalton contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, saying the named plaintiff doesn't have standing to call for the remediation.

  2. April 24, 2024

    3M And Ga. Utility Say $850M PFAS Cleanup Plan A No-Go

    3M, a Georgia utilities provider and carpet and chemical manufacturers told a Georgia federal judge Wednesday they shouldn't have to face an $850 million remediation plan to clean up alleged waterway contamination from forever chemicals.

  3. October 20, 2023

    DuPont Fights Bid To Toss Nonparty Defense In PFAS Suit

    E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. is urging a Georgia federal court not to grant a motion seeking to throw out one of its defenses in a suit over so-called forever chemical, or PFAS, pollution, saying it has followed court rules and produced evidence enough to support its argument that others are also at fault in the suit.

  4. September 27, 2023

    Ga. Carpet Co. Strikes Deal In PFAS Water Pollution Suit

    A north Georgia rug maker and distributor has settled allegations that it contributes to water pollution associated with the Peach State's carpet manufacturing industry, agreeing not to discharge wastewater containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and to contribute $15,000 to river protection efforts.

  5. July 31, 2023

    Georgia Man Settles With Another Chemical Co. In PFAS Suit

    A chemical manufacturer and a Georgia resident behind a proposed class action over water pollution tied to the state's carpet manufacturing industry struck a settlement in which the manufacturer has agreed not to discharge wastewater contaminated with so-called forever chemicals into a Georgia city's treatment facilities.

  6. July 19, 2023

    Ga. Judge Approves Chemical Co. Deal In PFAS Suit

    A federal judge has signed off on an agreement in which a Georgia resident behind a proposed water pollution class action agreed to settle his claims against a chemical manufacturer in exchange for the manufacturer's promise that it will not discharge industrial wastewater contaminated with so-called forever chemicals.

  7. July 13, 2023

    3M Says Ga. City's Settlement Bars Class Cert. In PFAS Case

    3M Co. and other chemical and manufacturing companies told a Georgia federal judge that class certification should be denied in a Rome, Georgia, resident's suit seeking to recoup increased charges he says water customers paid due to pollution, citing recent settlements in a similar suit brought by the city that allowed for the rollback of those increases.

  8. June 28, 2023

    Chemical Co. Agrees Not To Send PFAS To Ga. City

    A chemical manufacturer and a Georgia resident behind a proposed class action over alleged water pollution tied to the state's carpet manufacturing industry struck a settlement in which the manufacturer has agreed not to discharge wastewater tainted with so-called forever chemicals.

  9. June 12, 2023

    Chemical Co. Agrees To Not Dump PFAS In Ga. City

    The owner of a Georgia chemical facility and a resident behind a proposed class action targeted at the state's carpet manufacturing industry are urging a Georgia federal court to approve their settlement, under which the company has agreed not to discharge wastewater tainted with forever chemicals.

  10. June 01, 2023

    3M, Daikin And Others Seek Toss Of Ga. Water Pollution Suit

    Several chemical and manufacturing companies and a regional waste authority asked a Georgia federal court on Wednesday to free them from a proposed class action over water pollution tied to the Peach State's carpet manufacturing industry.