Court Preliminarily Approves $750 Million PFAS Settlement Between Tyco and Water Providers
Johnson Controls subsidiary Tyco Fire Products LP—a manufacturer of AFFF, a firefighting foam that is alleged to contain or degrade into PFAS—agreed to a $750 million settlement to resolve PFAS contamination claims brought by a class of public water systems in the AFFF MDL pending in the District of South Carolina. The district court issued its preliminary approval of the settlement, observing that the proposed settlement agreement was fair, reasonable, and adequate while also overruling a limited number of objections. The court scheduled the final fairness hearing for November 1, and in the meantime, public water systems can opt out of or object to the settlement.
June 11, 2024 | In re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, No. 2:24-cv-02321 (D.S.C.).