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MDL 2873, D.S.C., Judge Richard M. Gergel

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Stage
Bellwether trials
Campaign window
Open
Coordination
MDL 2873
Court
D.S.C.
Judge
Richard M. Gergel
Category
Environmental
Defendants
3M, DuPont, Chemours, Tyco
Injuries
Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Thyroid Disease

Updated . Maintained by Jacob Malherbe.

New federal cases per week

54 new cases in the last 7 days. New dockets in D.S.C. naming the defendants, from CourtListener's public federal docket index. The outlined bar is the current week so far.

050100Week of Aug 10, 2026: 82 new casesAug 10Week of Aug 17, 2026: 29 new casesWeek of Aug 24, 2026: 59 new casesAug 24Week of Aug 31, 2026: 70 new casesWeek of Sep 7, 2026: 24 new casesSep 7Week of Sep 14, 2026: 47 new casesWeek of Sep 21, 2026: 67 new casesSep 21Week of Sep 28, 2026: 39 new casesWeek of Oct 5, 2026: 35 new casesOct 5Week of Oct 12, 2026: 27 new cases (week in progress)Oct 12

Jacob Score: 76

Litigation strength from 0 to 100. Last reviewed Jul 20, 2026. How it's set

  • Science
  • Momentum
  • Campaign
  • Timeline
  • Verdicts

What changed

  • Oct 22, 2026
    News
    Chemicals posing health risks banned by Pa. Legislature from IV bags, firefighting foam
    The Tribune-Democrat
  • Oct 21, 2026
    News
    Westlake, Lake Charles join PFAS settlement over forever chemicals in firefighting foam
    KPLC 7 News on MSN
  • Oct 21, 2026
    News
    Westlake, Lake Charles join PFAS settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
    KPLC 7 News
  • Jul 1, 2026
    Case event
    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation listed 15,244 actions pending in MDL No. 2873, most of them personal injury claims. No personal injury settlement or claim form existed as of mid-2026.
    tavrn.ai
  • Jun 26, 2025
    Case event
    Judge Gergel urged the parties to look for a global settlement of the personal injury claims ahead of the first scheduled kidney cancer trial.
    insideepa.com
  • Nov 22, 2024
    Case event
    Judge Gergel gave final approval to the Tyco and BASF settlements with public water systems. The approval orders state that these settlements do not release any individual's personal injury claims.
    tavrn.ai

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Military or firefighter exposure · Cancer diagnosis · PFAS-linked cancer type

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