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“Aug 30 (Reuters) – 3M (MMM.N), Corteva (CTVA.N), and Chemours (CC.N), were hit with a class action lawsuit on Friday accusing them of covering up the health risks of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ used in carpets and rugs nationwide.
The lawsuit, filed in Minnesota federal court, seeks to represent a class of everyone in the United States who bought and installed carpets before 2020 in buildings they own. It alleges that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, made by the defendants, were used in ‘virtually all’ carpets up to that time for stain and water resistance.
The lawsuit is seeking economic damages to remove and replace contaminated carpets, as well as punitive damages, but does not include personal injury claims.
It accuses the companies of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a federal law originally targeting organized crime that also allows civil claims over alleged conspiracies. It also includes numerous claims under state consumer protection laws, and common law claims of nuisance, failure to warn and design defect.”…