Fort Worth is suing the U.S. government and 29 chemical makers for $420 million over contamination of its drinking water by “forever chemicals.” And now a judge has ordered the case broken up because it was too big and untenable. The City of Fort Worth applied to be part of multi-district litigation in South Carolina, which has had more than 10,000 associated cases opened as direct filed or transferred, comprised of tens of thousands of plaintiffs.
Fort Worth is suing the U.S. government and 29 chemical makers for $420 million over contamination of its drinking water by “forever chemicals.” And now a judge has ordered the case broken up because it was too big and untenable. The City of Fort Worth applied to be part of multi-district litigation in South Carolina, which has had more than 10,000 associated cases opened as direct filed or transferred, comprised of tens of thousands of plaintiffs.
