More PFAS Cases Sent To MDL, Including New Hampshire’s Claim Of Statewide Pollution

Mealey's (May 12, 2022, 1:10 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 10, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) transferred four cases to the MDL for Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFF) litigation in South Carolina federal court, including a lawsuit brought by New Hampshire against 3M Co. and other makers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which it says have contaminated the state’s drinking water....