3M Contaminant Settlement: $20 Million Directed to Environmental and Recreation Restoration
Minnesota awards $20 million from a 3M settlement to restore contaminated rivers and protect fishing access in the Twin Cities area.
Category Environmental
Environmental lawsuits and toxic exposure
PFAS pollution tracking: Innovative microplastic detection enables environmental monitoring research
Microplastic detection breakthroughs reveal hidden pathways of PFAS pollution in water and soil, enabling better environmental tracking.
PFAS Environmental Damage: Chemours’ Financial Responsibility in North Carolina Resolved
Chemours settled major PFAS contamination claims in North Carolina, but the "forever chemicals" persist in groundwater decades after exposure began.
Social Media Mental Health Lawsuit Survives Early Dismissal Fight
Federal judges ruled that social media design features—not just content—can trigger liability for mental health harms to minors.
Mental Health Parity Lawsuit
Mental health parity lawsuits are class action and enforcement actions challenging insurance companies for violating the Mental Health Parity and...
Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit
A hostile work environment lawsuit is a legal claim filed when an employee experiences persistent, unwelcome conduct at work that is severe or pervasive...
Facebook Mental Health Lawsuit
The Facebook Mental Health Lawsuit is a major class action consolidated against Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram) for knowingly designing addictive...
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit
The Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuit represents one of the largest environmental mass tort cases in American history, affecting an estimated one...