Panel Transfers Sullivan County PFAS Drinking Water Case To Firefighting Foam MDL

Mealey's (September 15, 2021, 1:27 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) on Sept. 13 transferred a New York municipality’s lawsuit against chemical companies for allegedly contaminating drinking water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the firefighting agent known as aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) to the In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation multidistrict litigation in South Carolina federal court....