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MDL No. 2873

Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability

On the current JPML reportActive MDLJPML report of September 1, 2026

IN RE: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation is a pending federal multidistrict litigation in the District of South Carolina before Richard M. Gergel (U.S. District Judge). The Judicial Panel's report dated September 1, 2026 lists 15,264 actions pending and 19,840 actions historically. Plain-language record, status and who-qualifies criteria: AFFF firefighting foam lawsuit.

The docket record

Actions pending
15,264+18(+0.1%)
Total actions, historical
19,840
Change, 3 months
+24(+0.2%)
Change, 12 months
+2,349(+18.2%)
Docket
MDL No. 2873
Court
District of South Carolina
Transferee judge
Richard M. GergelU.S. District Judge

Source: JPML “Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” report dated September 1, 2026 · first in our series Jan 2024

Actions pending in MDL 2873, by monthly JPML report04.0k8.1k12k16kJan 2024Jul 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026
Actions pending on each monthly JPML report, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026. Gaps are months the report omitted the figure.

Month-by-month figures, Jan 2024 to Sep 2026

Report dateActions pendingChangeTotal, historicalReport
September 1, 202615,264+1819,840PDF
August 3, 202615,246+219,822PDF
July 1, 202615,244+419,819PDF
June 1, 202615,240+819,815PDF
May 1, 202615,232+1019,807PDF
April 1, 202615,222+219,797PDF
March 2, 202615,220+419,795PDF
February 2, 202615,216+319,791PDF
January 5, 202615,213−12119,788PDF
December 2, 202515,334+8519,722PDF
November 3, 202515,249+1,30719,637PDF
October 1, 202513,942+1,02718,086PDF
September 2, 202512,915+85117,052PDF
August 1, 202512,064+96816,176PDF
July 1, 202511,096+70515,114PDF
June 2, 202510,391+1,04914,335PDF
May 1, 20259,342+41413,280PDF
April 1, 20258,928+49812,778PDF
March 3, 20258,430+33812,263PDF
February 3, 20258,092+45911,904PDF
January 2, 20257,633+26311,432PDF
December 2, 20247,370−2,52611,163PDF
October 1, 20249,896+32010,185PDF
September 3, 20249,576+519,843PDF
August 1, 20249,525+3279,791PDF
July 1, 20249,198+9289,453PDF
June 3, 20248,270+2098,494PDF
May 1, 20248,061+3238,262PDF
April 1, 20247,738+5687,939PDF
March 1, 20247,170+1767,367PDF
February 1, 20246,994+2797,191PDF
January 2, 20246,7156,912PDF

How to read this record

Actions pending is the number of individual civil actions currently centralized in this MDL, as counted by the Judicial Panel on the report date. It rises as new cases are transferred or filed directly in the MDL court and falls as cases settle, are dismissed, or are remanded for trial. Total actions is the historical count of every action ever part of the docket.

A rising count means new plaintiffs are still filing; it does not by itself say anything about the merits. A falling count after a settlement announcement usually reflects the settlement being processed. The monthly report says nothing about trial dates, rulings, or settlements; for those, see the lawsuit record above.

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Source

U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, “MDL Statistics Report: Distribution of Pending MDL Dockets by Actions Pending,” monthly PDF reports January 2, 2024 to September 1, 2026, jpml.uscourts.gov. Parsed by Settlement Record; see methodology. Settlement Record is an independent reference built from public court records and agency publications. Nothing here is legal advice, and nothing here states that any person has a valid claim. Litigation facts are dated and sourced on each page; confirm anything you rely on against the court's own docket.