Firefighting foam claims. Insurers encountering PFAS contamination claims face decades of potentially implicated policies and may evaluate pollution exclusions as a basis for limiting or precluding coverage. (Photo: kzenon/Shutterstock)

Does a recent $17,500,000 settlement between residents of the Town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) foreshadow an impending claim boom?

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