( August 10, 2023, 3:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) transferred six lawsuits to the MDL for the firefighting agent known as aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), which contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), brought by states against the makers of AFFF. In the case brought by Tennessee, which is indicative of the complaints in the other cases, the state says the defendants have known for decades about the dangers of toxic PFAS....