AFFF Lawsuit FAQs

Short answer: MDL 2873 listed 15,270 pending actions on November 2, 2026, and on November 3 3M announced a $7.35 billion resolution of injury claims against it. Claims against other defendants continue in expert and bellwether proceedings.DateEventAug. 15, 2025CMO 35 named six Listed ClaimsNov. 2, 202615,270 pending actionsNov. 3, 20263M $7.35B injury resolution announcedSourcesJPML report2 [...]

Short answer: Often, yes. AFFF injury claims are brought against the foam and chemical manufacturers, typically by people exposed through military, airport or fire service work, or by living near a contaminated site, who were later diagnosed with a Listed Claim.Records that helpService, training or employment records showing foam use.Where you lived, if exposure was [...]

Short answer: No. 3M’s November 3, 2026 agreement resolves personal-injury claims against 3M only. Injury claims against the other foam and chemical makers in MDL 2873, such as DuPont, Chemours, Corteva, Tyco and BASF, continue.Those defendants’ earlier settlements were with public water systems and did not release individual injury claims.Sources3M press releaseNov 3, 2026JPML report2 [...]

Short answer: The AFFF MDL organizes injury cases around six Listed Claims named in Case Management Order No. 35 (August 15, 2025): kidney cancer, testicular cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer, thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis.Other conditions may appear in individual complaints, but the Listed Claims are what the court uses to structure bellwether and expert [...]

Short answer: 3M will pay over nine years, through 2034, according to its November 3, 2026 announcement. When any one person is paid depends on participation and the claims process, and no individual payment schedule has been published.Be wary of anyone promising a payment date or asking for a fee to speed up a payout.Sources3M [...]

Short answer: No per-person amounts have been announced. 3M disclosed the total ($7.35 billion over nine years) and the eligible group (about 115,000 to 120,000 plaintiffs), not individual awards. Dividing the total by the number of plaintiffs does not give anyone’s payout.What will likely matterWhich Listed Claim diagnosis you have.Records proving AFFF exposure (military, airport, [...]

Short answer: Yes, with 3M. On November 3, 2026, 3M announced a broad resolution of AFFF personal-injury claims: $7.35 billion over nine years ($5.8 billion present value), addressing about 99% of current injury claims against 3M, with about 115,000 to 120,000 plaintiffs eligible to participate inside and outside MDL 2873.Key limitsIt covers claims against 3M [...]