--- case_id: "2873" title: "Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation" research_checked: "2026-10-28" research_level: "documents" screening_approved: false settlement_availability: "not verified" care_availability: "not confirmed" --- # Firefighting foam & PFAS MDL 2873 ## What this matter is about These cases concern allegations that PFAS-containing firefighting foam contaminated water near military, airport and industrial sites. The court describes personal-injury, monitoring, property and economic claims. The different claim types and settlements must not be treated as interchangeable. Basis: [Court source](https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2873/index.asp). ## Verified index information - **Full title:** Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation - **District:** SC - **Master docket:** 2:18-mn-2873 - **Judge:** Gergel, Richard M. - **Index report date:** 2026-10-01 - **Report relationship:** Listed in this report - [JPML report](https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/sites/jpml/files/Pending_MDL_Dockets_By_MDL_Type-October-1-2026.pdf#page=4) ## Preparation roadmap This is a preparation path, not a court schedule or a promise of a payout. 1. **Understand the matter.** Read the case overview and inspect its official sources. Keep allegations separate from findings. 2. **Explore your connection.** Use optional preparation questions. Interest in a matter is not proof of a claim. 3. **Build your record trail.** Product, medicine or device identity, if known. Add only what you already know or can verify. 4. **Make room for care.** Discuss health concerns independently of any legal claim. Clinical decisions belong with your care team. 5. **Choose professional review.** Start with your existing lawyer if represented. A lawyer reviews deadlines, jurisdiction and any filing or settlement options. ## Existing records that may help - Product, medicine or device identity, if known - An approximate timeline and existing receipts or records - Existing clinical reports and treating-team information ## Care information — separate from legal eligibility ### Exposure-history review Clinicians can discuss exposure history and the limitations of PFAS testing. ATSDR states that blood results do not predict future health problems and that there is no approved treatment to reduce PFAS in the body. - What is known about the possible exposure source and timeframe? - Would any testing change my care, given its limitations? General information: [ATSDR: PFAS information for clinicians](https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html). This does not establish product-specific causation or an available appointment. Care may be accessed independently of a lawsuit. Provider fit, licensure, location, insurance, price and appointment availability have not been confirmed. Settlefy does not prescribe treatment, order tests, promise a cure or recommend stopping medication. Optional OPHealth: user-selected signed reports and measurements can be copied for private review. This is not a booked appointment, provider referral or ongoing medical monitoring. No record is sent to a lawyer through that connection. ## Research material and provenance ### SCD - MDL - [Original source](https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2873/index.asp) - Access: Retrieved and text-extracted; current legal interpretation still needs professional review - Retrieved: 2026-10-28T23:20:18.805Z - SHA-256: b39f205aefaa2ead44c408d643d1154db853a2730d462db90dc6887d0276ede1 ### SCD - MDL - [Original source](https://coop.scd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2873/index.asp) - Access: Retrieved and text-extracted; current legal interpretation still needs professional review - Retrieved: 2026-10-28T23:20:18.955Z - SHA-256: 7e21042574e4a2b1c82dce469657daae653021e2320b949d8144f14bc2bf503b ### SCD - MDL: Orders - [Original source](https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2873/orders.asp) - Access: Discovered official link; live retrieval or full review not completed - Retrieval date: not verified ### SCD - MDL: Contact Information - [Original source](https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2873/contact.asp) - Access: Discovered official link; live retrieval or full review not completed - Retrieval date: not verified ### SCD - MDL: Contact Information - [Original source](https://coop.scd.uscourts.gov/mdl-2873/contact.asp) - Access: Discovered official link; live retrieval or full review not completed - Retrieval date: not verified ## Research gaps and professional review - Verify the operative complaint, later amendments and current court orders. - Verify any settlement notice, administrator, release, deadline and currently open intake. - Obtain current counsel-approved screening criteria; no eligibility rules are approved here. - Have qualified clinicians review any clinical mapping; general care sources are not case criteria. ## Updates [Live case page and source-update coverage](https://settlefy.com/litigation/2873#case-updates). Source checks run every six hours; most matters have directory-only monitoring. This file is a dated research brief, not an automatically updated court docket. ## Your next step [Explore the preparation questions](https://settlefy.com/my-settlefy?case=2873). Nothing is filed or sent to a firm automatically.