Settlement Talks Prompt Delay Request in 3M ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial

Lawyers seek pause on eve of landmark environmental battle

Stuart, Fla., is seeking $115 million for the cost of building and operating a treatment system to filter out PFAS it detected in its water wells. Sydney Walsh for The Wall Street Journal

Attorneys for both sides in a landmark environmental battle set to begin Monday in federal court are seeking to delay the trial so they can work out the terms of a potential settlement, according to a court motion filed late Sunday.

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