Panel Remands PFAS Exposure Case For Dismissal On Grounds Jurisdiction Is Lacking

(November 28, 2023, 2:25 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 27 ruled that a firefighter who sued the makers of the agent known as aqueous film forming foam XE "aqueous film forming foam"  (AFFF), which contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), had failed to allege “any plausible pathway” by which PFAS got into his bloodstream, and it vacated the class certification order and remanded the case with instructions to dismiss it for lack of jurisdiction....