Judge Grants Final Approval To $12.5B PFAS Settlement Between 3M, Water Providers

(April 2, 2024, 4:32 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina has given final approval to a $12.5 billion class action settlement between 3M Co. and water providers who sued the company alleging that it was liable for contamination of drinking water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances"  (PFAS).  In the order, the judge said that objections to the deal raised by the Ojibwe Tribe of Native Americans had been addressed....