Tag: Lori Swanson

FAQ on the 3M Settlements from Attorney General Lori Swanson

Introduction.

After seven years of intense litigation—involving the production of over 27,000,000 pages of documents, the taking of almost 200 witness depositions, over $10 million dollars in tests, fees and costs, over 100 judicial hearings and conferences, over 1,600 court filings, and a final non-stop negotiating session lasting 22 hours, our 3M lawsuit involving the discharge of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) is finally resolved.   By the end of the case, over 75 lawyers from eight law firms had been involved with various aspects of the matter, which included several appeals to the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court and one lawsuit against one of the law firms.  Continue reading “FAQ on the 3M Settlements from Attorney General Lori Swanson”

10,000 Lakes

The following is from an e-mail from Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sent February 7, 2018:

Credit: Glen Stubbe

My Office has been inundated with inquiries about the lawsuit against 3M Company regarding fluorochemicals. The purpose of this advisory is to provide background on the litigation.

History

The Manhattan Project.

The Manhattan Project was a top-secret project undertaken by the American military during World War II.  Its mission was to create the nuclear bomb.  A major hurdle in the Manhattan Project was the inability to separate the uranium needed to make the bomb.  The scientists discovered that fluorine gas could be used to separate the uranium.  Fluorine is a greenish-yellow gas that is buried deep in the rocks beneath the earth and is among the most dangerous elements that exists. It was called the “Wildest Hellcat” or the “Devil’s Poison.”   It can burn water.  It can burn steel.  It can burn asbestos. Continue reading “10,000 Lakes”

Minnesota attorney general sues Trump administration over cuts in federal health funds

The following article by Glenn Howatt was posted on the StarTribune website January 26, 2018:

State is concerned about long-term federal funding for MinnesotaCare.

Credit: Glen Stubbe

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has sued the Trump administration to stop a recent decision to terminate $130 million in annual payments that fund subsidized health insurance for working Minnesotans.

The cut, which has not been widely reported, is the second hit to the federal funding streams for MinnesotaCare, which serves 87,000 low-income residents. Continue reading “Minnesota attorney general sues Trump administration over cuts in federal health funds”

Minnesota suing Trump administration over refugee order

In a statement, Attorney General Lori Swanson called the executive order banning refugees and travelers from a list of predominantly Muslim nations “unconstitutional.”

The following article by Karen Zamora and Mary Lynn Smith was posted on the Star Tribune website February 2, 2017:

The state of Minnesota is suing the Trump administration over the president’s executive order that temporarily bans refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the United States.

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson on Wednesday night joined the attorneys general of Washington state, New York, Virginia and Massachusetts in taking legal action against the ban.

“The executive order that imposes blanket entry restrictions to the United States for people from certain countries is unconstitutional,” Swanson said in a statement. Continue reading “Minnesota suing Trump administration over refugee order”