4th Circuit Stays Mandate, Weighs Petition For Rehearing En Banc In PFAS Case

Mealey's ( March 25, 2025, 2:31 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The clerk of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 24 issued a temporary stay of a mandate as the court weighs a petition for rehearing en banc filed by the states of Maryland and South Carolina, which are asking the full court to reconsider its split decision that determined that two lower courts wrongly remanded two separate lawsuits related to injuries from exposure to the firefighting agent aqueous film forming foam XE "aqueous film forming foam"  (AFFF)....