The company recently took legal action against Performance Supply LLC, a New Jersey-based company it accused of trying to sell $45 million worth of N95 respirators to New York City officials at prices 500-600% over those listed by 3M.

“3M does not — and will not — tolerate price gouging, fraud, deception, or other activities that unlawfully exploit the demand for critical 3M products during a pandemic,” said Rutherford at the time. “3M will not stop here. We continue to work with federal and state law enforcement authorities, and around the world, to investigate and track down those who are illegally taking advantage of this situation for their own gain.”

It has also successfully facilitated the removal of more than 3,000 websites with fraudulent or counterfeit product offerings from e-commerce platforms worldwide, more than 4,000 false or deceptive social media posts, and more than 100 deceptive internet addresses.

3M is being represented by Kevin Mayer and Andrea D’Ambra of Norton Rose Fulbright, and Christopher Weimer of Pirkey Barber in its case against Yu and his affiliated companies.

It has promised to donate any damages recovered to COVID-19-related nonprofit organizations.

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