( December 1, 2023, 1:19 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A group of public water suppliers in the multidistrict litigation for the firefighting agent known as aqueous film forming foam
XE "aqueous film forming foam" (AFFF), which contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
XE "per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" (PFAS), have filed a brief in South Carolina federal court opposing class counsel’s brief in support of final approval of a $1,185,000,000 class settlement, arguing that the release of claims that is part of the deal is “unreasonable because it is overbroad.”...