Residents Say 3M Is Liable For ‘Wanton’ Conduct That Tainted Water With PFAS

( December 6, 2024, 1:12 PM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — Residents have filed a putative class action against 3M Co. in Wisconsin federal court seeking punitive damages for groundwater contamination they say is the result of  “willful, wanton, malicious, and/or reckless conduct” in connection with 3M’s operation of a quarry and a facility where roofing shingles containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been created and disposed of for decades....