The 3M Co. pollution case in Washington County, MN, went to the jury Wednesday. Work on the case began five years ago when PFCs were discovered in drinking water.
TwinCities.com reports:
TwinCities.com reports:
"This is a recurring environmental nightmare," said plaintiffs' lawyer David Byrne. He argued that the Maplewood-based company caused chemicals to seep into groundwater, damaging property values of his clients: Gary and Karen Paulson, Brad Krank and Bill Henry. Plaintiff's environmental experts suggested the damage might be 15 percent to 25 percent of property value. .
Not so, said 3M attorney Cooper Ashley. The tiny traces of chemicals already have been removed from the drinking water of the plaintiffs, he said, so there was no harm to the property values of their homes.
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