Settlement Information

This website is devoted to Settlements entered into in the AFFF Multi-District Litigation No. 2873 (“MDL”) which are overseen by the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The current Settlement Agreements are class action settlements designed to resolve Claims for PFAS contamination in Public Water Systems’ Drinking Water, as those terms are defined in the respective Agreements, which are with the following groups of Settling Defendants:

(1) the 3M company (“3M”)

(2) E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and company (n/k/a Eidp, Inc.), Dupont de Nemours inc., the Chemours company, the Chemours company fc, llc, and Corteva, inc. (collectively, “Dupont”).

(3) Tyco Fire Products LP (“Tyco”) and Chemguard, Inc. (“Chemguard”) (collectively, “the Tyco Defendants”)

(4) BASF Corporation (“BASF”)

(5) Carrier Global Corporation (“Carrier”)

(6) Amerex Corporation (“Amerex”)

(7) Archroma U.S., Inc. (“Archroma”)

(8) Nation Ford Chemical Company (“Nation Ford”)

These Settlements are designed to resolve Claims for PFAS contamination in Public Water Systems’ Drinking Water, as those terms are defined in the respective Agreements. Each of the four Settlements has obtained Final Approval by the MDL Judge, the honorable Richard M. Gergel of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Important Dates and Deadlines

Deadline Description
Dupont
3M
Tyco
BASF
Carrier
Amerex
Archroma
Nation Ford
Deadline to Submit Objections
11/11/2023
11/11/2023
 8/24/2024 9/15/2024 11/23/2026 11/23/2026 11/23/2026 11/23/2026
Deadline to Submit Requests for Exclusion
12/4/2023
12/11/2023
 9/23/2024 10/15/2024 12/22/2026 12/22/2026 12/22/2026 12/22/2026
Court’s Final Fairness Hearing
12/14/2023
2/2/2024
 11/1/2024 11/1/2024 1/15/2027 1/15/2027 1/15/2027 1/15/2027
Deadline to Withdraw Request for Exclusion 3/15/2024 3/15/2024 12/13/2024 12/13/2024 1/15/2027 1/15/2027 1/15/2027 1/15/2027
Phase One Public Water System Settlement Claims Form Deadline
7/26/2024
7/26/2024
 4/8/2025 4/8/2025 Effective Date + 60 Days  Effective Date + 60 Days  Effective Date + 60 Days  Effective Date + 60 Days
Phase One Special Needs
Claims Form Deadline
8/26/2024
8/26/2024
 8/21/2025 8/21/2025 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Testing Compensation
Claims Form Deadline
3/31/2026
3/31/2026
 N/A N/A Effective Date + 60 Days Effective Date + 60 Days Effective Date + 60 Days Effective Date + 60 Days
Phase Two Public Water System
Claims Form Deadline
7/31/2026
7/31/2026
 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Phase Two Special Needs Claims Form Deadline
8/1/2026
8/1/2026
 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Phase One Supplemental Fund
Claims Form Deadline
12/31/2030
12/31/2030
 12/31/2030 12/31/2030 12/31/2030 12/31/2030 12/31/2030 12/31/2030
Phase Two Supplemental Fund
Claims Form Deadline
12/31/2030
12/31/2030
 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

CAREFUL: It has been brought to our attention that putative Class Members have received spam notice or postcard reminders. Spam notice may have spelling or other errors, but it may also look legitimate. Therefore, please be reminded that this website is the best source of information about and updates on the Settlements, including information about important upcoming deadlines. As such we recommend that you check back here frequently.