HIGGINS v. HUHTAMAKI INC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE LAWRENCE HIGGINS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs ) ) v. ) 1:21-cv-00369-JCN ) HUHTAMAKI, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants ) ORDER ON MOTION TO AMEND AND MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Plaintiffs, homeowners in Fairfield, Maine, allege Defendants, which consist of the operator of a paper mill in Waterville, Maine, and three chemical companies, are responsible for contaminating their groundwater wells and property from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). (Complaint, ECF No. 1-1; Third Amended Complaint, ECF No. 227.) Residual PFAS from the paper…