( August 28, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge in California granted an application filed by attorneys for plaintiffs in nine of 10 federal cases that arose from a May “hazardous materials emergency” involving methyl methacrylate XE "methyl methacrylate" (MMA) at a Garden Grove, Calif., aerospace manufacturing facility, appointing 10 firms to interim leadership positions in growing consolidated litigation comprising more than 20 putative class actions filed by residents, businesses and other property owners....