Alaska · PFAS in Water: What to Check
PFAS in Water: What to Check in Alaska
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Alaska?
Alaska has a 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims with the discovery rule applicable to toxic exposure. A lawyer can confirm yours.
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Alaska has the highest documented military PFAS contamination in the United States. Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks recorded PFOS levels of 334,200 parts per trillion in groundwater monitoring wells — among the highest ever recorded in the nation. Fairbanks-area residents and Eielson AFB service members and families face extraordinary PFAS exposure levels and have compelling individual claims.
Alaska personal injury claims are governed by AS 09.10.070, providing a 2-year limitations period. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.). Given the extreme contamination levels at Eielson AFB, the delayed discovery doctrine is particularly important for Fairbanks-area claimants whose diagnoses predate DoD public disclosure of Eielson contamination data (first disclosed publicly 2018–2019). Fort Richardson and Elmendorf AFB in the Anchorage area are also confirmed contamination sites.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the PFAS in Water: What to Check overview. This page covers the local information available for Alaska.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
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