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1950s According to the 2016 lawsuit brought against 3M by Lake Elmo, Minnesota, 3M had "disposed of PFCs and PFC-containing waste at a facility it owned and operated in Oakdale, Minnesota (the "Oakdale Facilities")" during the 1950s. [18] [19] 1951 "The DuPont chemical plant in Washington, West Virginia, began using PFOA in its manufacturing ...
One particular PFA known as PFOA — which the man’s lawsuit claims is found in the Simply Tropical drink — is classified as a “possible human carcinogen” because of its potential link to ...
Following initial discoveries of groundwater contamination in 2002, the Minnesota Department of Health conducted numerous studies –concluding in 2008, 2010, and 2014 – on the level of PFAs found in the bloodstreams of exposed residents. On February 20, 2018, the state of Minnesota settled its lawsuit against 3M in exchange for $850 million.
On November 12, 2020, the Arizona Republican Party filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Reporter Adrian Fontes, seeking an audit of votes in the county. [13] [14] [15] On November 19, the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice and the Republican Party's request for an injunction against Maricopa County denied. [25]
PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York's lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state's ...
It also argued the law impermissibly delegated legislative power to the agency and violated companies' due process rights. The lawsuit was filed in NICA's home state of Texas, and Ezra in his 14 ...
Nolle prosequi, [a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue". [3] [4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered; [5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Diamond opposed public-health measures to prevent the spread of the virus.Diamond opposed Governor Tom Wolf's statewide mandate requiring the wearing of face coverings in indoor public places (saying that the order promoted "hatred and intolerance across Pennsylvania"), opposed Wolf's closure of non-essential businesses, and called on Wolf to fire Dr ...