February 01, 2024
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.
June 23, 2023
Ruling from the bench Friday, a federal judge determined an insurance benefits dispute must remain in Connecticut despite its connection to multidistrict litigation over aqueous film-forming foam in North Carolina and a parallel legal battle between the insurer and the insured in Texas.
June 08, 2021
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent Michigan's suit against manufacturers of "forever chemicals" to multidistrict litigation in South Carolina, overruling the state's arguments that the action is distinct because it doesn't involve the use of firefighting foams that contain the substances.
April 06, 2021
Michigan on Monday said its lawsuit seeking damages from 3M Co. and other manufacturers and sellers of "forever chemicals" should not be lumped in with other cases that are part of multidistrict litigation over the use of firefighting foams that contain the substances.
November 29, 2018
3M Co. told the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Thursday that in addition to consolidating dozens of suits over a fire suppressant that allegedly contaminated groundwater and harmed humans, cases that aren't about the suppressant but feature the same underlying chemical group should be included, too.