New York: Aqueous Foam Case Belongs In State Court; Federal Jurisdiction Lacking

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The state of New York on Sept. 23 filed a brief in South Carolina federal court contending that its case in the multidistrict litigation for aqueous film forming foam, a firefighting chemical that has been linked to groundwater contamination, should be remanded to state court because the defendants were not acting under government authority when they sold the chemical to private parties (In re: Aqueous Film Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 18-2873, D. S.C.).
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