In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation MDL 2873

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Case Number:

2:18-mn-02873

Court:

South Carolina

Nature of Suit:

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Judge:

Richard M Gergel

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  1. March 18, 2024

    Plaintiffs Call For Sanctions Over PFAS MDL Deal Threat

    A proposed class in multidistrict litigation against DuPont and others alleging they contaminated drinking water with PFAS chemicals is urging a South Carolina federal court to sanction attorneys for a California water service, saying they violated court rules in their latest objections to a settlement.

  2. February 27, 2024

    Defense Dept. Looks To Shake Firefighting Foam MDL Claims

    The U.S. Department of Defense on Monday asked a South Carolina federal judge to free it from claims in sprawling multidistrict litigation that its use of forever chemical-containing firefighting foam contaminated drinking water near its facilities.

  3. February 08, 2024

    $1B DuPont Deal Gets Final OK In Firefighting Foam MDL

    A South Carolina federal judge on Thursday granted final approval to a $1.18 billion settlement involving chemical companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva over drinking water polluted by so-called forever chemicals, dismissing objections raised by three Washington cities and the North Texas Municipal Water District, among others.

  4. February 01, 2024

    Conn. PFAS Water Pollution Suit Escapes Multidistrict Bid

    The federal multidistrict litigation panel has denied a Connecticut utility's attempt to funnel a lawsuit arising from PFAS "forever chemicals" into a broader nationwide case, concluding that the claims against Connecticut Water Co. are too different to be lumped into the MDL.

  5. December 21, 2023

    The Biggest Environmental Law Cases Of 2023

    From a Supreme Court decision reshaping water rights in the United States to ongoing fights over so-called forever chemical contamination, lawsuits concerning the environment rumbled through the courts in 2023. Here, we look at the lawsuits that shaped the year.

  6. December 18, 2023

    SC Judge Won't Reconsider Foam Co. Dismissal Ruling

    A South Carolina federal judge refused to reconsider or certify for interlocutory appeal a ruling denying a group of insurers' bid to dismiss a firefighting foam company's coverage dispute, finding Monday that there are insufficient grounds to dismiss the case and that approving it for appeal would promote "piecemeal litigation."

  7. October 18, 2023

    JPML Should Say If Foam Co. Coverage Suit Belongs In MDL

    A South Carolina federal judge declined to let a fire protection machinery manufacturer file a suit seeking insurance coverage for claims over so-called forever chemicals in firefighting foam directly into a multidistrict litigation over the issue while denying its insurers' bid to dismiss the suit.

  8. September 12, 2023

    Insurers Seek Toss Of Foam Co.'s Chemical Coverage Suit

    Several insurers renewed their motions in South Carolina federal court to dismiss a suit seeking coverage for claims over "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam from Tyco Fire Products LP, arguing that Tyco improperly added its complaint directly to the multidistrict litigation.

  9. August 29, 2023

    Judge Gives Early OK To 3M's New $12.5B PFAS Settlement

    Public water systems in the U.S. would not be responsible for future damages related to toxic contamination from so-called forever chemicals manufactured by 3M under a revised $12.5 billion settlement agreement negotiated with almost two dozen state attorneys general and granted preliminary approval by a South Carolina federal judge Tuesday.

  10. August 22, 2023

    $1B DuPont Deal Gets 1st OK In Firefighting Foam MDL

    A South Carolina federal judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to a $1.18 billion settlement involving chemical companies DuPont, Chemours and Corteva over drinking water polluted by so-called forever chemicals, and tapped Joe Rice of Motley Rice LLC as the fourth co-lead counsel in the multidistrict litigation.