Residents, students, and employees of the College of Central Florida filed a putative class action alleging that firefighting training activities on the campus contaminated local drinking water with PFAS from aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) products from certain manufacturers. The complaint, now removed to federal court, alleges that the use of the defendants’ AFFF by…
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe sued multiple manufacturers, alleging that PFAS containing products they manufactured or sold contaminated the tribe’s drinking water, lake, and other natural resources. The complaint, now removed to federal court, alleges that PFAS levels on tribal lands exceed state, federal, and tribal limits. The plaintiff claims that the PFAS contamination…
Consumers filed a putative class action in California federal court against The Scotts Company LLC, an organic soil and fertilizer producer, alleging that its Miracle-Gro organic soil and fertilizer products contain PFAS. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant uses the “organic” label to induce consumers to believe that the products contain only naturally occurring, non-synthetic…
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to retain the Biden-era rule designating PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. September 19, 2025
One of the hottest issues in PFAS-related litigation is whether and when a defendant can remove a case to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute. 3M regularly and successfully removes cases filed in state court to federal court based on that statute and claims that its manufacture of AFFF in accordance with the U.S….