# Firefighter turnout gear PFAS claims centralized in Minnesota

Attorney advertising. Brief by Lou Schwartz, Schwartz & Associates, PC, Atlanta, Georgia. Published 2026-08-18; updated 2026-08-18. Responsible attorney: Lou Schwartz. Canonical: https://www.snalawyers.com/insights/turnout-gear-mdl-3191

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created MDL No. 3191 in the District of Minnesota, before Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan, for claims involving PFAS chemicals in firefighter turnout gear, most of them brought by purchasers of the gear. The Panel kept these cases separate from the existing AFFF firefighting foam MDL.

**Why it matters.** Turnout gear claims that do not involve AFFF exposure now proceed on their own track rather than inside the AFFF litigation.

## Sources

1. [JPML transfer order](https://www.jpml.uscourts.gov/sites/jpml/files/MDL-3191-Transfer_Order-7-26.pdf)

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