{"id":22802,"date":"2026-05-14T15:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/?post_type=whitepapers&#038;p=22802"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:09:54","slug":"napoli-shkolnik-3m-lawsuit-on-pfas-contamination-in-village-of-maine-private-wells-covered-on-various-news-outlets","status":"publish","type":"whitepapers","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/libros-blancos\/napoli-shkolnik-3m-lawsuit-on-pfas-contamination-in-village-of-maine-private-wells-covered-on-various-news-outlets\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli\u00a0Shkolnik\u00a03M Lawsuit on\u00a0PFAS Contamination in Village of Maine\u00a0Private Wells Covered on Various News Outlets\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since Napoli Shkolnik filed a class action suit\u00a0in December 2024, alleging that 3M\u00a0is responsible for\u00a0PFAS-contaminated well water in the Village of Maine, in Marathon County, <strong>25 plaintiffs have joined<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that 3M used PFAS chemicals to color granules used in roofing shingles. Fine powder, a byproduct of that process, was spread over the roads at the 3M Greystone quarry.&nbsp;The byproduct, sometimes called 3M fill material, was sold as a commercial product around Maine and Wausau around 30-40 years ago. \u201cEvery time you mention the 3M fill material,&nbsp;[clients] say \u2018Oh&nbsp;yeah, I brought that in! I used that for&nbsp;this&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&#8217;&nbsp;said the Napoli Shkolnik attorney, Gabriel Vazquez.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vazquez said homeowners in Maine used the byproduct for residential construction, such as for levelling foundations.\u00a0The <strong>roads in Maine were paved with it<\/strong>, and the powder was also used as a traction aid on those roads in wintertime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vazquez said Napoli Shkolnik is still investigating as litigation begins.\u00a0He was in the Wausau area\u00a0in early May,\u00a0hosting an informational session about PFAS for residents.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read articles:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wausaupilotandreview.com\/2026\/05\/01\/forever-chemicals-run-deep-at-3ms-greystone-site-and-the-fallout-is-just-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wausau Pilot &amp; Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ts2.tech\/en\/3m-company-pfas-risk-returns-as-wisconsin-greystone-tests-draw-new-scrutiny\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Techstock 2<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch full coverage:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjfw.com\/news\/local\/3m-sued-over-alleged-pfas-contamination-in-the-village-of-maine\/article_a188d63d-03ea-4859-9996-9413b89d2700.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC Newswatch 12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsaw.com\/video\/2026\/05\/03\/village-maine-residents-voice-concerns-over-pfas-contamination-private-wells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WSAW-TV<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Napoli Shkolnik filed a class action suit\u00a0in December 2024, alleging that 3M\u00a0is responsible for\u00a0PFAS-contaminated well water in the Village of Maine, in Marathon County, 25 plaintiffs have joined.\u00a0 The&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","whitepaper_category":[306],"whitepaper-source":[],"class_list":["post-22802","whitepapers","type-whitepapers","status-publish","hentry","whitepaper_category-pfas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers\/22802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/whitepapers"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers\/22802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22803,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepapers\/22802\/revisions\/22803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"whitepaper_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepaper_category?post=22802"},{"taxonomy":"whitepaper-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/whitepaper-source?post=22802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}