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Settlement Information

This website is devoted to Settlements entered into in the AFFF multi-district Litigation no. 2873 (“MDL”) which have received Final Approval from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The current Settlement Agreements are both class action settlements designed to resolve Claims for PFAS contamination in Public Water Systems’ Drinking Water, as those terms are defined in the respective Agreements , which are with two groups of Settling Defendants on behalf of:

(1) the 3M company (“3M”); and

(2) E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and company (n/k/a Eidp, Inc.), Dupont de Nemours inc., the Chemours company, the Chemours company fc, llc, and Corteva, inc. (collectively, “Dupont”).

Both of these Settlements are designed to resolve Claims for PFAS contamination in Public Water Systems’ Drinking Water, as those terms are defined in the respective Agreements . Both of the proposed Settlements have obtained Final Approval by the MDL Judge, the honorable Richard M. Gergel of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Important Dates and Deadlines

 

Deadline Description	Dupont Deadline Date	3M Deadline Date
Deadline to Submit Objections	11/11/2023	11/11/2023
Deadline to Submit Requests for Exclusion	12/4/2023	12/11/2023
Court’s Final Fairness Hearing	12/14/2023 at 10:00 AM EST	2/2/2024 at 10:00 AM EST
Deadline to Withdraw Request for Exclusion	3/15/2024	3/15/2024
Phase One Public Water System Settlement Claims Form	6/17/2024	60 Days after the Effective Date This date will be announced when the Effective Date is established.
Phase One Special Needs Claims Form	8/1/2024	45 days after the Phase One Public Water System Claims Form Deadline
Phase Two Testing Claims Form	1/1/2026	1/1/2026
Phase Two Public Water System Claims Form	6/30/2026	7/31/2026
Phase Two Special Needs Claims Form	8/1/2026	8/1/2026
Phase One Supplemental Fund Claims Form	12/31/2030	12/31/2030
Phase Two Supplemental Fund Claims Form	12/31/2030	12/31/2030

CAREFUL: It has been brought to our attention that putative Class Members have received spam notice or postcard reminders. Spam notice may have spelling or other errors, but it may also look legitimate. Therefore, please be reminded that this website is the best source of information about and updates on the Settlements, including information about important upcoming deadlines. As such we recommend that you check back here frequently.