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PFAS Claim Against Chemical Giants Survives Motion to Dismiss in Maine Federal Court

“Defendant 3M conducted studies in the 1950s and early 1960s that showed its perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) accumulates in the human body and is toxic,” stated U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison, in his written opinion for the court. “By the 1970s, additional 3M studies revealed that its PFOS products were ‘even more toxic’ than previously believed. […]

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Utah Judge 'Should Have Recused Himself' From Case Involving Former Client, Judgment Still Affirmed

“While Samudio did not express any concerns about Judge Torgerson’s impartiality when his probation was revoked in the present case—perhaps having expected that his former attorney would view him more sympathetically than would another judge—he does so now, arguing that the judge should have recused himself based on this past representation,” Judge David N. Mortensen […]

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