( August 14, 2025, 2:59 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — The defendants in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) for the firefighting agent aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) on Aug. 13 filed a reply brief in South Carolina federal court arguing that eight cases should be dismissed with prejudice because each of the plaintiffs failed to comply with a case management order that the defendants say requires the plaintiffs to tender complete medical records and certain expert reports or have their cases dismissed with prejudice....