STATE OF MAINE v. 3M COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE STATE OF MAINE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:23-cv-00210-JAW ) 3M COMPANY, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON MOTIONS TO REMAND AND STAY Based on a state plaintiff’s express and enforceable disclaimer against seeking recovery in this lawsuit from the defendants for claims relating to aqueous film- forming foam, the sole basis for federal jurisdiction, this Court concludes that it does not have jurisdiction over a parens patriae lawsuit against manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and grants the state’s motion to remand the case to…