Mealey's (September 19, 2022, 9:32 AM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina on Sept. 16 denied the 3M Co.’s motion to dismiss claims related to injuries allegedly caused by exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the firefighting agent known as aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), ruling there are “numerous material factual disputes in this voluminous record that make disposition of the issue of government contractor immunity by summary judgment inappropriate.”...