Australia’s $1.4 Billion PFAS Lawsuit Against 3M, What Happened at 28 Defense Bases Commonwealth of Australia v. 3M Company and 3M Australia Pty Ltd, Federal Court of Australia
Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called “forever chemical” contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases — the government’s largest-ever claim for compensation, relating to contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, at 28 bases. The Commonwealth filed the case in the Federal…
