Tennessee AG Filed Lawsuits against Chemical Companies, Including 3M, DuPont and Chemours, over PFAS Manufacturing

JUNE 29, 2023

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a lawsuit against over 20 companies—including 3M, DuPont, and Chemorus—for polluting the state’s resources by manufacturing aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) that contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals” for their resistance to breaking down in the human body and the environment. According to a press release from the AG’s office, the companies “knew but concealed that their AFFF products would release dangerous PFAS into the environment and harm Tennesseans and Tennessee’s natural resources, [and] that certain companies fraudulently transferred assets to protect themselves from PFAS liability.” The lawsuit seeks injunctive and monetary relief.