Judge Targets August 2024 For MDL Bellwether Trial On Telomer Claims

Correction Appended The federal judge overseeing the massive multi-district litigation (MDL) over PFAS contamination is targeting the end of August 2024 to hold the first bellwether trial of water provider plaintiffs’ claims against manufacturers of firefighting foam that contained PFAS created through telomerization. “The presumptive trial date for the Telomer Water Provider First Trial Case will be August 23, 2024,” Judge Richard Gergel of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina says in a Sept. 13...