Water Contamination Litigation Cluster

PFAS-driven water contamination litigation spans multiple consolidated tracks: MDL 2873 for Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) personal injury and municipal water claims, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act administrative and federal-court track, and state attorney general actions against 3M, DuPont, Chemours, and other PFAS manufacturers. Shared scientific foundations link forever-chemical exposure to kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, and reproductive harm. The EPA's 2024 hazardous-substance designations under CERCLA dramatically expanded cleanup and discovery exposure across the cluster.

Member torts

AFFF Firefighting Foam

MDL 2873 (D.S.C.)

Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) used by firefighters and military contains PFAS chemicals. Personal injury track active alongside the resolved $10.3B water utility settlement. Municipal contamination claims expanding.

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination

EDNC consolidated proceedings

Statute of limitations under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act expired August 2024. Existing claims continue through administrative and EDNC litigation tracks. Government settlement framework in development.

Shared risk factors

→ PFAS exposure as the common toxicological mechanism
→ Long latency between exposure and cancer diagnosis
→ Government and military installation contamination patterns
→ EPA hazardous-substance designation increasing CERCLA cleanup liability

Water Contamination Litigation Cluster

Member torts

AFFF Firefighting Foam

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination

Shared risk factors

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