Florida · AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check
AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check in Florida
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Florida?
2-year statute of limitations for personal injury with discovery rule. FDUTPA consumer protection claims may provide additional causes of action. Discovery rule starts when the plaintiff discovered or should have discovered the connection between PFAS exposure and the injury. 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?
Florida is home to multiple severely contaminated military installations, including Patrick Air Force Base (now Patrick SFB) where PFAS concentrations have exceeded 2 million parts per trillion. NAS Jacksonville, NAS Pensacola, Tyndall AFB, and Eglin AFB are among the other contaminated sites. Florida's 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury with discovery rule applies, and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act provides additional legal theories.
Florida AFFF cases can be filed in the circuit court of the county where the plaintiff resides or where the exposure occurred. Major contaminated sites include Patrick SFB (Brevard County), NAS Jacksonville (Duval County), NAS Pensacola (Escambia County), Tyndall AFB (Bay County), Eglin AFB (Okaloosa County), and Homestead ARB (Miami-Dade County). Federal claims are consolidated in MDL 2873 in D.S.C. Multiple Florida communities have identified PFAS in municipal water supplies.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check overview. This page covers the local information available for Florida.
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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