( April 8, 2024, 1:01 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A California water district has filed a brief in South Carolina federal court denying what it calls an “inflammatory charge” against it leveled by class counsel in the multidistrict litigation for the firefighting substance aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) who seek an appeal bond from the water district related to its decision to appeal the court’s approval of a $1.18 billion class settlement between plaintiffs and E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination from AFFF....