New Mexico

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation declined to vacate the transfer of New Mexico’s lawsuit over PFAS contamination at two Air Forces bases. The State argued the case did not belong in the MDL because it involved claims of environmental remediation against the United States, as opposed to products liability claims against the fire-fighting foam…

New Mexico argues its suit against the United States and the United States Air Force should not be added to the PFAS aqueous foam MDL in South Carolina because it does not bring claims against PFAS or AFFF manufacturers. The State further argues that, beyond being inconvenient, transfer would be inappropriate because the factual issues…