January 18, 2024
The Sixth Circuit will not rethink a panel's decision to vacate class certification for 11 million Ohio residents accusing 3M Co. and others of irresponsibly selling products with "forever chemicals" that put people's health at risk, according to a Thursday order stating no judge called for a rehearing vote.
January 05, 2024
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling addressing states' jurisdiction over out-of-state companies and a key ruling in sprawling multidistrict litigation against Silicon Valley's biggest companies over social media addiction are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases for 2023.
December 21, 2023
From a Supreme Court decision reshaping water rights in the United States to ongoing fights over so-called forever chemical contamination, lawsuits concerning the environment rumbled through the courts in 2023. Here, we look at the lawsuits that shaped the year.
December 12, 2023
A former Ohio firefighter is asking the full Sixth Circuit to rehear his suit alleging 3M Co. and others manufactured and sold products with so-called forever chemicals after a panel vacated his class certification and told a district court to throw out his "ambitious" claims.
November 27, 2023
The Sixth Circuit on Monday vacated a district court's order certifying a class of 11 million Ohio residents who claim 3M, Chemours and other companies put their health at risk by manufacturing and selling products with "forever chemicals," instructing the lower court to toss the "ambitious" case.
March 06, 2023
An Ohio firefighter representing a class of plaintiffs who claim 3M, Chemours and other companies put their health at risk by selling and distributing "forever chemicals" has asked the Sixth Circuit to deny the companies' attempt to revoke class certification, saying nearly every American has already been harmed by blood contamination.
December 22, 2022
3M, Chemours and other chemical companies Wednesday asked the Sixth Circuit to overturn an Ohio federal judge's decision to certify a class of plaintiffs who claim the businesses knowingly put their health at risk for decades by selling and distributing "forever chemicals."