$ Billions being litigated in PFAS tort cases. Are you eligible to join?

Communities, individuals, corporations, farms, water supply companies, and the list continues to grow of the number of plaintiffs seeking liability from PFAS exposure/contamination. Before continuing, if you have not already read Blog posts - 6/04, 6/27, & 8/14 please do so and jump back here.

Multimillion-dollar deals offered recently by the BASF Corp. and Tyco Fire Products LP “foreshadow more settlements to come” in the national case managed by the US District Court for the District of South Carolina and lawsuits in other courts, said Ralph DeMeo, shareholder with Guilday Law PA. Final federal drinking water and Superfund rules combined with proposed waste regulations the Environmental Protection Agency released this year are pushing litigants toward settlements due to the requirements’ tremendous compliance costs and liability risks, DeMeo said.

“There’s not enough gold in Fort Knox to pay the damages and the settlements that are gonna come out of this. There’s just literally not enough money,” he said. “There’s a lot of concern about bankruptcy.” Kidde-Fenwal Inc., which manufactured aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a type of fire suppressant made with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), filed for bankruptcy last year due to potential liabilities.

Thousands of individuals who say they’re suffering from illnesses including kidney and testicular cancers have filed claims in the MDL. At least 36 states, US territorial, and tribal governments seek recompense for natural resource and other damages, and additional parties have filed property damage claims. Thats right, if your tap water comes from a well and has been contaminated you maybe eligible to join the suit!

Garnish more info - Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2873) – District Court for the District of South Carolina, Master Docket No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG (pfaswatersettlement.com).