The lawsuit is the fourth filed recently

The lawsuit is the fourth filed recently by 3M against companies it claims have engaged in price-gouging and counterfeiting. The company said it is working with national and international law enforcement, state attorneys general, and with online retailers and technology companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook to identify and remove counterfeiters and price gougers from their sites and refer them to law enforcement authorities.

In the other three lawsuits, filed April 10, the company alleges that:

• New Jersey-based Performance Supply falsely claimed a business affiliation with 3M and offered to sell $45 million worth N95 respirators to New York City government officials at inflated prices.
• Utah-based Rx2Live falsely claimed to be a 3M distributor and offered millions of N95 respirators at inflated prices to healthcare provider Community Medical Centers (Fresno, Calif.).
• A John Doe defendant in Irving Texas falsely claimed to be a “3M Company Trust Account” able to sell millions of 3M-brand N95 respirators at inflated prices to New York City government officials.