MDL Judge Presses For ‘Global Settlement’ In AFFF Personal Injury Cases

The judge overseeing the massive multidistrict litigation (MDL) governing PFAS contamination stemming from firefighting foam is pressing parties to try to reach a “global settlement” covering personal injury claims, suggesting the next couple months ahead of a scheduled trial on kidney cancer cases are a key window for such an agreement. “I think y’all would be extremely prudent to be flexible enough to look for a global settlement,” Judge Richard Gergel of the U.S. District Court for the District of...