MDL Judge Orders ‘Systematic’ Discovery On PFAS Product Identification

The judge overseeing PFAS multidistrict litigation (MDL) is ordering the parties to develop a plan for focused discovery on the extent to which PFAS contamination from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) can be tied to specific products, an issue that could help determine whether defendants face liability for a wide variety of claims. “The time for a systematic investigation of product identification at sites contaminated with AFFF has now arrived,” Judge Richard Gergel of the U.S. District Court for the District...