Actors / Company · United States
3M
Appears in 9 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFAS insurance disputes (3M, Chemours, DuPont) | Defendant in the AIG suit; policyholder | United States | 2020–2026 | Insurance declined or withdrawn |
| 3M PFOS: internal evidence, EPA penalty and Minnesota settlement | PFOS manufacturer and defendant | United States | 1979–2026 | Chemical pollution |
| PFAS water utility settlements by 3M, DuPont, Chemours and Corteva | Defendant and settling party; PFAS manufacturer | United States | 2023–2036 | Chemical pollution |
| US tax deductibility of environmental settlements (IRC 162(f)) | Company that booked a PFAS settlement charge | United States | 2017 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| Australian government settled PFAS claims at three defence bases and sued 3M | defendant in the Commonwealth suit | Australia | 1988–2025 | Chemical pollution |
| 3M agrees to pay US public water suppliers $10.3bn over PFAS | company; settling party | United States | 2023 | Chemical pollution |
| 3M agrees to pay 571 million euros for Zwijndrecht PFOS clean-up | Company paying the settlement and appellant against the decree | Belgium | 2022–2023 | Chemical pollution |
| 3M booked US$10.3bn charge for US public water PFAS settlement | defendant; recorded the settlement charge | United States | 2023–2036 | Chemical pollution |
| Appeals court overturns PFAS blood-contamination class action against 3M | defendant named in the case | United States | 2023 | Chemical pollution |
Appears alongside
AIG ×3Chemours ×3DuPont ×3Corteva ×3US Environmental Protection Agency ×2American Water Works Association (AWWA) ×2Johnson ControlsTyco Fire ProductsCentury IndemnityCarrierTonoga Inc.Zurich InsuranceMinnesota Attorney GeneralUS Government Accountability Office (GAO)Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)Commonwealth of AustraliaAustralian Department of DefenceFlemish government
Terms used on this page
Science and environment
- PFOA (C8) and PFAS
- PFAS are a large family of human-made chemicals that persist in the environment and the body; PFOA, also called C8, is one of them and was used to make Teflon.
Bonds and banking
- Liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy
- Legal processes that apply when a company cannot pay its debts; its assets are sold and claims against it may go unpaid.