3M, DuPont de Nemours, The Chemours Co., and others were sued in South Carolina federal court by a man who alleges that he developed prostate cancer from his exposure to firefighting foam containing PFAS. The complaint alleges negligence, design defect, battery, inadequate warning, and other causes of action. The plaintiff claims that the companies performed…
The District Court of South Carolina awarded attorneys representing Wisconsin homeowners alleging contaminated drinking water in their wells due to the actions of makers of firefighting foam $5.4 million in fees and costs, which amounts to 33.3% of the $17.5 million settlement agreed to in January. This case was one of many moving forward in…
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) rejected Michigan’s attempt to keep its PFAS lawsuit, filed in January 2020 (Nessel v. Chemguard, Inc., 2021 WL 744683, at *3 (W.D. Mich. Jan. 6, 2021)), in Michigan, instead sending the suit to multidistrict litigation in South Carolina. The JPML determined that Michigan could not separate its claims…
Tyco Fire Products LP has agreed to a $17.5 million settlement to resolve claims by plaintiffs alleging PFAS from Tyco’s operations contaminated their drinking wells. The court in the South Carolina AFFF MDL has issued a preliminary approval of the parties’ agreement. January 25, 2021 | In re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL…
In the South Carolina AFFF MDL, parties must obtain approval to seek a preliminary injunction. New Mexico wanted a preliminary injunction that would require the U.S. Air Force to begin efforts to address groundwater PFAS contamination in the state. But, the Court denied New Mexico’s request for leave to seek an injunction, noting that a…