Georgia · AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check
AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check in Georgia
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Georgia?
2-year statute of limitations for personal injury with discovery rule. Georgia Fair Business Practices Act provides additional consumer protection causes of action. Discovery rule starts when the plaintiff knew or should have known about the causal 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?
Georgia hosts several major contaminated military installations, with Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) recording PFOS levels of 13,000 parts per trillion — more than 3,000 times the EPA MCL. Robins Air Force Base and Fort Stewart are also contaminated. Georgia's 2-year personal injury statute of limitations with discovery rule applies, and the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act provides additional legal theories.
Georgia AFFF cases are filed in the superior court of the county where the plaintiff resides or where the exposure occurred. Major contaminated sites include Fort Moore (Muscogee/Chattahoochee Counties), Robins AFB (Houston County), and Fort Stewart (Liberty/Bryan Counties). Fulton County Superior Court (Atlanta) handles the largest volume of mass tort cases in the state. Federal claims are consolidated in MDL 2873 in D.S.C.
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 Georgia.
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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