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Company: 3M Company
Current Parent Company: 3M Company
Penalty: $12,500,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: March 29, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: PFAS violation
Mega-Scandal: PFC/PFOA
Violation Description: 3M agreed to pay up to $12.5 billion to settle litigation alleging it was responsible for contaminating thousands of public water systems with dangerous PFAS chemicals.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of South Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:18-mn-02873
Case Name: In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation MDL 2873
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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