June 2 (Reuters) - 3M Co (MMM.N) has struck a tentative settlement of at least $10 billion with a host of U.S. cities and towns to resolve water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals," Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
3M was scheduled to face trial on Monday against the City of Stuart, Florida.
The city has said it is seeking more than $100 million from 3M to pay for water filtration and soil remediation.
Litigation over them threatens companies like 3M, DuPont and others with billions of dollars in liabilities.
The city claims firefighting foams containing PFAS were regularly sprayed at a local fire station, leading the chemicals to seep into the groundwater.
Persons:
DuPont de Nemours Inc DD.N, CTVA.N, Stuart, Priyamvada, Clark Mindock, Brendan Pierson, Devika Syamnath, Alexia Garamfalvi, Matthew Lewis
Organizations:
Bloomberg, Reuters, DuPont de Nemours Inc, City, 3M, DuPont, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, DuPont, Stuart , Florida, South Carolina, West Palm Beach , Florida, Bengaluru, New York