Insurers Say Case Seeking Coverage For AFFF Claims Was Improperly Filed

(October 17, 2023, 2:08 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — An insurance company on Oct. 16 filed a brief in South Carolina federal court in which it joins the arguments of other insurance companies that contend an amended complaint by Tyco Fire Products LP that seeks insurance coverage for claims arising from injuries associated with the firefighting agent aqueous film forming foam XE "agent aqueous film forming foam"  (AFFF) should be dismissed because of a related case that would require the parties to “devote time and resources to litigating two coverage actions on the same issues at the same time, at risk of inconsistent rulings on the same policies.”...