The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida filed suit in the District of South Carolina against multiple manufacturers alleging contamination of tribal lands and waters from PFAS-containing AFFF. The complaint alleges that decades of AFFF use introduced PFAS into groundwater and surface waters within the tribe’s Everglades homeland, allegedly contaminating rivers, lakes, streams, and indigenous…
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…
3M has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with public water systems over drinking water contamination linked to use of AFFF containing PFAS. The landmark 3M agreement will see the company pay PFAS treatment and testing at water systems that have detected contamination or do so in the future, while avoiding any admission of liability. The…
The bellwether municipal drinking water case in the AFFF multi-district litigation was brought by the City of Stuart, Florida, based on PFAS in the city’s water supply. The city’s bid for damages from the AFFF manufacturers was strengthened last month when the court largely denied the manufacturers’ motions for summary judgment. The manufacturers sought summary…
A federal district court judge denied Corteva Inc. and DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought again them for lack of personal jurisdiction. The companies claimed that the plaintiff, the city of Stuart, Florida, lacked jurisdiction over them because they are based in Delaware, but the court disagreed. The court held that…