3M, Saint-Gobain Must Face N.Y. Residents’ PFAS Injury Claims

摘要

A group of New York residents’ personal injury claims against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., Honeywell International Inc., 3M Co., and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. mayadvance now that missing information identified during discovery has been provided, a federal district court said.The residents allege their drinking water was contaminated with PFOA, a chemical in the family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. The U.S. District Court for theNorthern District of New York denied the companies’ request to dismiss their claims in a Monday order adopting a magistrate judge’s recommendation.The companies requested dismissal, saying the plaintiffs didn’t comply with a discovery order, despite being granted extensions.The plaintiffs failed to produce authorizations for medical records and employment histories and didn’t verify their fact sheets, a magistrate judge said. They also didn’t respond toquestions about their property damage claims or produce water or blood testing results.