MDL Judge Sets Trial Date For First Group Of PFAS Personal Injury Cases

The federal district court judge overseeing multidistrict litigation (MDL) over PFAS contamination from firefighting foam has set Oct. 6, 2025, as the initial date for a bellwether trial on cases tied to kidney and testicular cancer, the first of several potential rounds of personal injury bellwethers. In an Oct. 8 case management order , Judge Richard Gergel of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina outlines additional interim dates for completing discovery and deciding which of the...