Judge Cites ‘Bandwidth’ In Rejecting States’ Bid For PFAS Bellwether Trial

The federal judge overseeing massive multi-district litigation (MDL) involving claims related to PFAS contamination from firefighting foam is denying states and territories’ bid for a bellwether trial on their claims, but says he expects to revisit the issue within a year after “preliminary work” to gauge the level of PFAS in their water. “As enthusiastic as the sovereign states are now expressing, guys, there is a bandwidth problem that this Court has and I'm sure counsel have at this point,”...