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In re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Prods. Liab. Litig.

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided December 7, 2018No. MDL No. 2873PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TRANSFER ORDER

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, Acting Chair

Before the Panel:* There are two motions under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this litigation. Defendants Tyco Fire Products, LP, and Chemguard, Inc. (collectively, Tyco) move to centralize the 75 actions listed on Schedule A in the District of Massachusetts or, alternatively, the Southern District of New York. All of the actions on Schedule A involve allegations that aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs, which are used to extinguish liquid fuel fires) contaminated the groundwater near certain airports and other industrial…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2011
  2. In re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2015
  3. In re McCormick & Co.United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2015
  4. In re E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. C-8 Personal Injury LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2013
  5. In re Monsanto PCB Water Contamination LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2016

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  4. Beeman v. 3M CompanyDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2023
  5. Beeman v. 3M CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2023

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