6th Circuit Must Hear AFFF Class To Avoid ‘Reverse Death-Knell’ Scenario, 3M Says

Mealey's (March 25, 2022, 8:37 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — On March 22, 3M Co. and others petitioned the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals insisting that interlocutory review of a class certification order in aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) litigation is “urgently needed” because the potential stakes of the case at hand present a “reverse death-knell” scenario due to the district court’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(2)....