1. $12.5 billion – In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation , Case No. 18- MN-2873 (D.S.C. Aug. 28, 2023) (preliminary settlement approval granted in a class action to end claims over contamination from forever chemicals in firefighting foam). 2. $6 billion – In Re 3M Products Liability Litigation , Case No. 19-MD-2885 (N.D. Fla. Dec. 11, 2023) (preliminary settlement approval granted in a class action/MDL to end more than 260,000 claims that the defendant’s combat earplugs failed to protect the hearing of service members and veterans). *Fairness conference is scheduled for 12/11/23. 3. $2.4 billion – In Re Boy Scouts Of America And Delaware BSA LLC , Case No. 20-BK-10343 (Del. Bankr. Mar. 23, 2023) (settlement approval granted by the bankruptcy court to resolve sexual abuse claims against the youth organization). 4. $1.4 billion – In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation , Case No. 17-MD-2804 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 8, 2023) (settlement reached between Kroger and state and local governments and Native American tribes to resolve allegations that it contributed to the opioid crisis by failing to scrutinize suspicious prescriptions for the pain reliever). *Claims against Kroger were dismissed on 9/8/23, although final documentation regarding the settlement agreement is expected soon per PACER. 5. $1.18 billion – In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation , No. 18-MN- 2873 (D.S.C. Aug. 22, 2023) (preliminary settlement approval granted to resolve claims against Chemours, DuPont and Corteva alleging that their “forever chemicals” contaminated public U.S. water systems). 6. $626 million – In Re Flint Water Cases , Case No. 16-CV-10444 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 20, 2023) (final settlement approval granted in class actions alleging claims of lead contamination in the city's drinking water).
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