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Business & Finance3M agrees $7.35bn settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ injury claims covering up to 120,000 plaintiffs
US industrial group 3M will pay $7.35bn over nine years to settle nearly all existing personal-injury claims linked to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam, recording a $5.8bn pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter while insisting the deal does not change its 2026 guidance.
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NewsUK doubles the wait for permanent settlement to ten years, but spares most care workers after a Labour revolt
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of settlement rules, doubling the standard wait to ten years while allowing most care workers already in Britain to keep the five-year route.