Settlement$10,300,000,000
3M Water Utility Settlement
3M agreed to pay $10.3 billion over 13 years to resolve claims from more than 300 public water systems alleging PFAS contamination from AFFF and other 3M products. The settlement covers costs for water testing, treatment system installation, and remediation. It is the largest PFAS settlement in history and one of the largest environmental settlements ever. The settlement does not resolve personal injury claims, which continue through MDL 2873.
Settlement$1,185,000,000
DuPont/Chemours/Corteva Water Utility Settlement
DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva agreed to a $1.185 billion settlement to resolve water utility claims related to PFAS contamination from DuPont's fluorochemical manufacturing. The settlement was approved by the federal court in February 2024. These three companies were created through corporate restructurings of the original DuPont Company, and the settlement allocates responsibility among them. Like the 3M settlement, it covers water system remediation costs but does not resolve personal injury claims.
Settlement$850,000,000
Minnesota v. 3M (State Groundwater Contamination)
The State of Minnesota settled its environmental enforcement action against 3M for $850 million, resolving claims that 3M's PFAS manufacturing and disposal operations at its Cottage Grove and Oakdale facilities contaminated groundwater across the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The settlement funds water treatment, monitoring, and natural resource restoration. It was one of the first large-scale PFAS settlements and signaled the magnitude of financial exposure facing AFFF manufacturers.
Settlement$750,000,000
Tyco Fire Products (Johnson Controls) Water Utility Settlement
Tyco Fire Products, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, agreed to a $750 million settlement to resolve water utility claims related to PFAS contamination from AFFF distributed by Tyco. As one of the largest AFFF distributors in the United States, Tyco supplied PFAS-containing foam to military installations, airports, and fire departments nationwide. The settlement received final court approval in 2024.
Settlement$670,700,000
C8 Science Panel Personal Injury Settlements
Approximately 3,550 individual personal injury claims related to PFOA exposure from DuPont's Washington Works facility in Parkersburg, West Virginia were settled for a total of $670.7 million — an average of approximately $189,000 per claim. These settlements followed three successful bellwether jury trials (Bartlett, Freeman, and Wolf) that validated the C8 Science Panel's causation findings. The C8 settlements established the precedent that PFAS personal injury claims are both viable and valuable.
Settlement$316,500,000
BASF Water Utility Settlement
BASF agreed to a $316.5 million settlement to resolve water utility claims related to PFAS contamination from AFFF chemical components supplied by BASF. As a supplier of raw materials used in AFFF formulation, BASF faced claims under theories of both direct liability and supply chain responsibility. The settlement received final court approval in 2024, further resolving the water utility track while the personal injury claims continue to advance in MDL 2873.
