Ahead Of Hearing, 3M Again Removes Maine PFAS Suit To Federal Court

3M is seeking to bolster its effort to secure a federal court venue for Maine’s case seeking cleanup claims against the company for PFAS contamination, removing the case a second time after finding the suit includes additional sites with contamination from the company’s military-grade firefighting foam, which it argues makes it eligible for a federal venue. The manufacturer’s second notice of removal , filed Sept. 8, comes as oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit...