If you're an attorney specializing in environmental litigation, Atraxia Media can help you acquire potential PFAS plaintiffs.
People who have been affected by the PFAS-containing firefighting foams are searching for experienced legal representation. Atraxia Media can successfully match these injured individuals with your personal injury law firm. When you contract with Atraxia Media providing criteria for your next qualified retainer, we start advertising and screening clients with our in-house teams to meet your standards. Next, Atraxia Media delivers ready and pre-qualified retainers to your law firm.
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At Atraxia Media, we have established a dependable process for assisting your firm find and sign potential Plaintiffs. We know that client intake is an entire process of attracting and hiring new clients, from their first interaction with our firm to the moment they sign an engagement letter. The marketing approach that helps us effectively onboard clients injured by PFAS exposure can be divided into several stages:
Firefighters, military member, airport workers, and others may be eligible to file a firefighting foam lawsuit if they:
Atraxia Media's marketing process is more than just getting potential new clients to fill out an intake form: It's an entire process of attracting and signing new clients customized as per your needs. From their first interaction to the moment they sign an engagement letter, we handle everything in-house: ad development, social media buying, screening. Our in-house team just needs to know the number of cases you need.
Approximately 1,122 high-stakes PFAS cases had been consolidated in multidistrict litigation in Charleston, South Carolina, on December 7, 2018. Aside from PFAS making its way to public water systems, the MDL also involves personal injury lawsuits for PFAS contamination at military bases. More than 7,000 lawsuits have since been filed under the MDL, and the bellwether trials are about to begin in October 2025.
All these cases involve various causes of action and claims relating to per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foam used to extinguish liquid fires in military airports and bases. Now that the public is aware of PFAS and its potential health effects, particularly how it increases the risks of different types of cancers and serious conditions, we have seen lawsuits filed by military veterans, their family members, and nearby residents of military bases that have been contaminated.
AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAMS (AFFF) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL NO. 2873
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), two types of PFAS present in AFFF, fire foam used extensively at municipal airports and military bases to combat jet fuel spills.
Plaintiff Allegations:
Plaintiffs generally allege that for years, the aqueous film-forming foams have been sold with PFAS, which can build up in the body and increase the risk of cancer and other health problems. 3M Company, Du Pont, BASF Corp., and dozens of different PFAS and AFFF manufacturers failed to warn users about the risk that they may develop cancer.
History:
2025:
First Bellwether Trial Scheduled: The initial bellwether trial date of Tier 2 Group A of MDL 2873 was scheduled by the court for October 6, 2025. The trial would include the following injuries: kidney cancer and testicular cancer.
Court Sets Dates for MDL 2873 Science Day: The court scheduled two dates for Science Day events on June 6 and June 20, 2025. In these events, experts would present peer-reviewed studies on PFAS and associated diseases
Over 8,000 cases remain pending for MDL 2873: There are 8,928 pending cases under the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation by April 2025, which includes personal injury lawsuits from military base contamination.
Judge Gergel dismisses the U.S. government's motion to escape liability for PFAS: Judge Gergel issued two orders on February 25. One order was filed to dismiss the U.S. government?s bid to get out of liability for PFAS contamination of military bases.�
MDL Judge dismisses Cannon Air Force Base tort claims: An order from the MDL 2873 judge dismisses some tort claims related to the Cannon Air Force Base suits in New Mexico.
2024:
Court seeks additional ulcerative colitis cases for discovery. In a motion filed in December 2024, the court orders the parties to seek additional plaintiffs with ulcerative colitis caused by PFAS for the personal injury bellwether trial pool.
MDL 2873 reaches over 9,000 cases. There were 9,896 pending cases under the Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation by April 2025
Judge Gergel issues updated Plaintiff Profile Form (PPF) for MDL 2873. The court has issued a new PPF for plaintiffs, where counsels are required to identify at least one location of exposure and to estimate dates of exposure.
The EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new regulation, categorizing PFOs and PFOA as ?hazardous substances? under the Superfund law or Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
The U.S. government seeks dismissal as a defendant in PFAS lawsuits: In response to lawsuits filed by states and local governments, the government claimed that it was immune to PFAS lawsuits alleging government liability for property and environmental damage. States like New Mexico and New York filed PFAS lawsuits against the government, along with business and property owners.
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) allocates funding for PFAS cleanup: According to the NDAA passed by the Senate, more than $2 billion from the Fiscal Year 2024 budget was allocated for treating PFAS contamination.
2023:
Delaware Attorney General (AG) files lawsuit over military base and airport contamination: The state of Delaware joins over 27 AGs who have filed lawsuits against firefighting foam manufacturers for PFAS contamination of public systems.
Monthly Average of New MDL No. 2873 Cases Doubles: Roughly 317 new lawsuits have been added to the MDL, bringing the number of pending cases to 3,704. The new additions were twice the monthly average of new cases for the MDL in 2022, which was 175.�
2021:
Former Navy Engineer Alleges Kidney Cancer linked to AFFF Exposure: Following years of exposure to AFFF while working on an aircraft carrier and submarine, a retired U.S. Navy engineer alleged he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He filed a product liability complaint against the manufacturers of AFFF, alleging that they showed reckless disregard for the health of those exposed to their products.
Atraxia Media's in-house legal call center is staffed with highly trained and multilingual individuals who can take calls any time, any day. Being available around the clock to communicate with injured individuals helps create a lasting relationship from the start.
Also, thorough communication ensures the claimants you receive are fully qualified. The team at Atraxia Media wants to make sure your law firm is maximizing the value of its campaigns and that you focus on those in need of your help.