Behrman v. 3M COMPANY (f/k/a Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.)

Comparable settlements $59.50M–$725M median $81.50M · n=10

Per member (realized): ~$29 median · $29–$29 (n=2)

Comparable verdict: Google LLC $425.70M · Google LLC $425.65M

Class (from complaint): Residents of Airway Heights and Medical Lake, Washington who received potable water contaminated with PFOA and PFOS from groundwater affected by AFFF use at Fai

Key precedent: Doe v. Integris Health (10th Cir.) shows courts skeptical of expansive privacy theories absent clear unauthorized disclosure of protected data, similar uncertainty likely applies to a non-digital contamination claim mislabeled as wiretap.

Main risk: Theory may be dismissed outright as inapplicable since no interception/disclosure of communications is pled, akin to dismissed claims in Santoro v. Tower Health and Cisneros v. Nuance.

Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $120K–$3.20M

Theory classification appears mismatched with underlying PFAS contamination facts, so comparables and per-member benchmark may not transfer cleanly; estimate highly speculative. · grounded in 10 rulings, 10 settlements, 4 verdicts