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• AFFF Chemicals May Accelerate Spread of Cancer, Reduce Drug Effectiveness: Study

  June 13, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research indicates that toxic PFAS chemicals found in firefighting foam may not only increase the risk of cancer but also disrupt the effectiveness of certain treatment drugs.

• More Than 10,000 AFFF Exposure Lawsuits Now Pending in Federal MDL

  June 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Nearly 1,000 new AFFF firefighting foam lawsuits were filed over the past month, bringing the total number of injury claims against manufacturers to more than 10,300.

• Firefighters’ PFAS Levels Are Highest of All Emergency Response Workers: Study

  June 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that firefighters face the highest levels of PFAS exposure out of all first responders, indicating that this may explain the profession's higher rates of cancer.

• AFFF Kidney Cancer Lawsuits Proposed For Oct. 20, 2025 Bellwether Trial Date

  May 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs lawyers have outlined the order in which they believe three AFFF lawsuits should go to trial, indicating that each involves an individual diagnosed with kidney cancer after drinking from the same contaminated water source in Pennsylvania.

• 3M PFAS Water Contamination Settlement Results in $450M Payout to New Jersey

  May 14, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A PFAS water contamination lawsuit brought by the state of New Jersey has been resolved by 3M Company, through a $450 million settlement, which avoids a trial slated to begin next Monday.

• Court Urged To Combine 5 AFFF Lawsuits For First MDL Bellwether Trial

  May 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs have asked the judge presiding over all AFFF lawsuits to consolidate five claims involving kidney cancer and testicular cancer injuries for the first bellwether trial in the federal MDL.

• Additional AFFF Ulcerative Colitis Lawsuits Added to Bellwether Discovery Pool

  April 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has added three additional ulcerative colitis claims to a pool of AFFF lawsuits being prepared for early test trials.

• Firefighter Unions File Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Protective Gear

  April 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Firefighter unions and municipalities across Connecticut have filed firefighter PFAS exposure lawsuits against the makers of protective equipment used in the field.

• Link Between AFFF and Liver Cancer, Thyroid Cancer To Be Examined by MDL Court

  February 17, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is preparing a second round of AFFF lawsuits for early trials, and has asked the parties to make educational presentations on the risk of liver cancer and thyroid cancer from firefighting foam chemicals at a Science Day in June 2025.

• Maui Wildfire Firefighters Saw Spike in PFAS Blood Levels, CDC Reports

  February 13, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal officials indicate that firefighters who responded to the Maui Wildfires in 2023 had a higher incidence of PFAS in their blood one month after their initial response when compared with other first responders.