[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Three court cases

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Plaintiffs: Firefighting Foams to Blame for Cancer and Groundwater Contamination

By Eric Chaffin
Legal Examiner
September 1, 2020

Three plaintiffs recently filed firefighting foam lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. All claim serious injuries after using aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), which contain toxic chemicals generally known as polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

In December 2018, all federally filed firefighting foam lawsuits were consolidated in the District of South Carolina for pretrial proceedings.

Lakewood Water District Blames United States for Groundwater Contamination

The first case, proceeding in the Western District of Washington, was filed on July 16, 2020, by the Lakewood Water District. The district supplies drinking water to about 115,000 customers through an interconnected water supply and distribution system. The water system is maintained and further regulated by the Washington State Department of Health.

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For the entire article, see
https://pittsburgh.legalexaminer.com/environment/three-plaintiffs-blame-firefighting-foams-for-cancer-and-groundwater-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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