3M Cites 1st Circuit Decision To Back Federal Removal In PFAS Venue Cases

3M is pointing to a recent federal appellate decision that rejected Puerto Rico’s arguments that a dispute over pharmaceutical prices should be heard in a local court to bolster the company’s argument that cases brought by New Hampshire, Maine, Maryland and South Carolina regarding PFAS contamination should be heard in federal and not state court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Puerto Rico v. Express Scripts, Inc. -- which involved alleged insulin price inflation from...