El gigante de la manufactura 3M ha accedido a pagar miles de millones de dólares para resolver la mayoría de las reclamaciones por daños personales relacionadas con las “químicas permanentes” presentes en la espuma para extinción de incendios.
La empresa afirma que realizará un compromiso de 735 millones de dólares a lo largo de nueve años, con un valor presente de 5800 millones de dólares, para resolver las reclamaciones en el litigio multijudicial relacionado con la espuma formadora de película acuosa (AFFF) en el tribunal federal de Carolina del Sur.
Las químicas permanentes, conocidas como PFAS, permanecen en el medio ambiente en lugar de descomponerse y se han relacionado con problemas de salud, incluido el cáncer, según informa The Hill.
3M indica que el acuerdo abarca alrededor del 99% de las reclamaciones por daños personales actuales, tanto dentro como fuera del litigio multijudicial, y afecta a entre 115.000 y 120.000 demandantes que cumplen los requisitos.
La empresa pagará 50 millones de dólares en 2026 y no pagará nada en 2027; alrededor del 20% de los pagos se realizará en los dos últimos años.
El total también incluye un fondo de reserva de 680 millones de dólares para reclamaciones futuras.
Según William Brown, presidente y CEO de 3M,
“Este acuerdo representa un hito importante para 3M y reduce significativamente la incertidumbre relacionada con los litigios. Tras nuestra resolución de 2023 con los proveedores de agua públicos de EE. UU. y nuestro reciente acuerdo con el estado de Nueva Jersey, este es otro paso importante en la gestión de los asuntos relacionados con las PFAS.”
3M niega cualquier responsabilidad por las reclamaciones relacionadas con las PFAS y afirma que el acuerdo no constituye una admisión de culpa.
Los abogados Fred Thompson y David Hoyle, de la firma de abogados Motley Rice, declaran en un comunicado: “Para los miles de víctimas que han buscado respuestas y responsabilidades durante casi una década, el acuerdo de 7.350 millones de dólares de 3M es una noticia bienvenida.” 3M resolvió por separado las reclamaciones de los sistemas públicos de abastecimiento de agua por más de 10 mil millones de dólares en 2023. Síguenos en X, Facebook y Telegram. No te pierdas ni un segundo: suscríbete para recibir notificaciones por correo electrónico directamente en tu bandeja de entrada. Aviso de exención de responsabilidad: Las opiniones expresadas en The Daily Hodl no constituyen asesoramiento de inversión. Los inversores deben realizar su debida diligencia antes de realizar cualquier inversión de alto riesgo en Bitcoin, criptomonedas o activos digitales. 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