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Environmental / MDL 2873

AFFF / PFAS firefighting foam

Claims concerning firefighting foam, PFAS contamination, and alleged injuries or economic losses.

Multiple claim tracksBrief reviewed October 27, 2026
15,264pending federal actionsJPML · October 1, 2026
THE CASE AT A GLANCE

Case information

Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation

MDL number
2873
Transferee district
SC
Presiding judge
Richard M. Gergel
Master docket
2:18-mn-2873
Transferred
12/07/2018
Total actions (historical)
19,840

Counts cover federal actions recorded in this MDL, not all people with similar injuries or cases in state court. JPML source ↗

Current status & progress

The South Carolina MDL coordinates personal-injury, medical-monitoring, property, and economic-loss claims. The public-water-system settlement administrator separately lists proposed C.A.A.N. settlements and upcoming objection, exclusion, and hearing dates.

Selected court-source coverage

This brief summarizes the linked sources. It is not a complete docket review. Pending status alone does not establish that a claim is timely or that a firm is accepting it.

Settlement information

Public-water-system settlements concern drinking-water contamination. They do not establish eligibility or payment for an individual personal-injury claim. The administrator lists Carrier, Amerex, Archroma, and Nation Ford as proposed settlements; consult the applicable agreement and notice.

Settlement eligibility can depend on product, injury, filing date, defendant, and program-specific rules. This site does not calculate payouts.

Important dates

Nov 23, 2026

C.A.A.N. objection deadline

Public water systems in the proposed Carrier, Amerex, Archroma and Nation Ford settlements only.

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Dec 22, 2026

C.A.A.N. exclusion deadline

Public-water-system settlements only. This is not a personal-injury filing deadline.

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Jan 15, 2027

C.A.A.N. fairness hearing

Proposed public-water-system settlements; consult the administrator for hearing details.

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Dates may change. Contact your attorney or the court/administrator to confirm. An inquiry through this site does not preserve a deadline.

Information for a case review

JAG Legal Group can review your circumstances to determine whether representation may be available. The following is an evidence checklist, not a promise of eligibility.

  • Nature, location, and approximate dates of exposure
  • Whether the inquiry is for an individual, property owner, or water system
  • Any diagnosis, its date, and available exposure records
  • Existing counsel, previous filings, or participation in a settlement

Please keep medical records and sensitive documents for a direct discussion with the legal team. The initial contact form does not request document uploads.

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Sources & record coverage

JPML pending-action report • October 1, 2026JPML docket metadata • October 1, 2026Official MDL court overviewCourt ordersPublic-water-system settlement administrator

Primary sources checked October 27, 2026. Current public pages can lag the official PACER docket. Read our methodology.