( October 1, 2025, 1:28 PM EDT) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in Minnesota on Sept. 30 dismissed a class action against the 3M Co., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and DuPont affiliates, ruling that the complaint “does not include adequate factual allegations” that the plaintiffs’ injuries were connected to the defendants’ alleged awareness of the health risks posed by stain-repellent products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances" (PFAS) that the companies made and sold to carpet manufacturers and others....