3M has agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve claims from up to 120,000 plaintiffs alleging harm from "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. The agreement resolves a significant portion of litigation surrounding the persistent chemicals used in various consumer and industrial products. The settlement amount reflects the scale of the plaintiff pool and the nature of the alleged injuries related to PFAS exposure.
Source: Wall Street Journal US Business · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing