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3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water
- Rome, Georgia sued over cost of cleaning up nearby rivers
- Settlement comes ahead of first federal PFAS trial next week
3M headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota.
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3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit claiming the chemicals polluted its drinking water, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Rome, Georgia settled with 3M, DuPont, DuPont spinoff Chemours Co. and other PFAS makers on May 30. The city sued the companies in Floyd County Superior Court over PFAS were used as stain-proofing agents in carpeting produced in local plants. The settlement comes on the eve of trial in the case, which had been scheduled to begin Monday.