"First trial among nearly 10,000 injury cases set for October. Judge focused on single disease to reduce jury confusion."
"The first bellwether personal injury trial in a nationwide proceeding over damages from PFAS in specialized firefighting foam will focus on kidney cancer, the court managing the multidistrict case litigation ordered Friday.
“Limiting the first bellwether trial to kidney cancer would assist the jury in acquiring an in depth understanding of the nature of the disease and whether exposure to AFFF proximately caused the injuries asserted by plaintiffs,” wrote Judge Richard M. Gergel with the US District Court for the District of South Carolina.
The trial, set for Oct. 20, could include up to three individuals who claim their exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) caused their cancer.
Attorneys representing the defendants asked the court to limit the first trial to a single case and one disease. Plaintiffs’ attorneys proposed up to five cases and two diseases: kidney and testicular cancer."
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