3M: Former Firefighter’s PFAS Case Belongs In MDL For Aqueous Film Forming Foam

(July 23, 2024, 2:18 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 3M Co. has filed a brief with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) contending that it should transfer to the multidistrict litigation in South Carolina federal court the case brought by a former firefighter who contends that he was injured by exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the firefighting agent known as aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) because the case “substantially overlaps with myriad similar cases already pending in the MDL.”...