Kimberly-Clark Moves Again To Dismiss PFAS Case, Says It Relies On ‘Speculation’

(August 8, 2024, 11:08 AM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Kimberly-Clark Corp. has moved in Connecticut federal court to dismiss an amended complaint in a putative class action alleging that the company is the source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances"  (PFAS) contamination in the local groundwater supply, arguing that the new version of the complaint “again fails to provide the Court with anything other than speculation and conjecture” that the company uses PFAS chemicals in its New Milford facility that have been discharged into the community....