State AGs Struggle To Make Case For Bellwether Process In PFAS MDL

More than two dozen state attorneys general (AG) are continuing to push for a bellwether trial of their claims in multidistrict litigation (MDL) over PFAS contamination from firefighting foam but are struggling to change the mind of the supervising judge who has repeatedly expressed skepticism on whether the states’ claims have any commonality, a criterion for a bellwether process. Danielle Robertson, an assistant attorney general for South Carolina who is helping to lead the states’ push for a bellwether, told...