( August 12, 2026, 3:33 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Following years of litigation that “was vigorously contested at every stage by highly capable counsel,” a New Jersey federal judge approved a pair of judicial consent orders (JCOs) in which 3M and several DuPont-affiliated chemical companies agreed to pay up to $1.32 billion to settle claims related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other types of contamination at four state industrial sites and statewide....