The federal government lost on Thursday its bids to have a court universally dismiss tort claims involving PFAS-enabled fire fighting foams and bar lawsuits aimed at compelling changes to its PFAS cleanups.
But the US District Court for the District of South Carolina allowed the government to dismiss some tort claims against it due to PFAS released from Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, which was the site chosen for the bellwether case.
District Judge Richard M. Gergel issued two orders on Thursday following oral arguments held earlier this month. The Department of Justice, which represented the federal government, ...
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