Mealey's ( November 10, 2025, 9:09 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maryland and South Carolina have filed a joint petition for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that denied them remand of their respective injury lawsuits against the 3M Co. related to exposure to the firefighting agent aqueous film forming foam XE
"aqueous film forming foam" (AFFF), arguing that the circuit court’s decision “far exceeds” the intended scope of the federal removal statute, expands federal jurisdiction at the expense of state sovereignty and “contravenes 200 years of this Court’s precedent” interpreting the statute....