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• 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.

• Formaldehyde Found in Range of Personal Care Products Used Primarily by Black and Latina Women

  May 14, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study found that many cosmetics products containing formaldehyde label the cancer-causing chemical in such a way that consumers do not realize it is an ingredient.

• Lawsuit Claims Paul Mitchell, Redken, Other Hair Dyes Led to Bladder Cancer Diagnosis for Hairdresser

  May 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A hairdresser who has worked for nearly 40 years in the industry says her constant exposure to hair dye led to a bladder cancer diagnosis.

• 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.

• Salon Stylist Files Lawsuit Over Bladder Cancer From Hair Dye Products

  May 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A hair dye lawsuit filed by a salon stylist who worked with the chemicals for 50 years accuses cosmetics companies of failing to warn cosmetologists of the bladder cancer risks.

• 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.

• Hair Color Lawsuit Alleges Bladder Cancer Caused by Salon Dye

  April 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Following 52 years as a cosmetologist, a New Jersey woman says she developed bladder cancer due to routine exposure to hair color chemicals.