Companies Insist Stay Of AFFF Case Proper Pending MDL Transfer Decision

Mealey's (September 14, 2022, 12:44 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Two manufacturers of the firefighting agent called aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) on Sept. 12 filed a brief in California federal court arguing that the court should not grant the plaintiffs’ request to reconsider its order staying the litigation because the court “indisputably had the inherent authority” to stay the case....