New Hampshire · AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check

AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check in New Hampshire

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims under RSA 508:4. The discovery rule applies to toxic exposure injuries. New Hampshire has adopted strict PFAS drinking water standards of 12 ppt for four PFAS compounds. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from discovery

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.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

New Hampshire has significant PFAS contamination from Pease Air Force Base (now Pease International Tradeport) in Portsmouth, one of the most well-studied PFAS exposure sites in the nation. The Pease PFAS contamination led to one of the first CDC/ATSDR health exposure investigations for PFAS. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in Merrimack has also contaminated community water supplies.

Medical facilities in New Hampshire

  • Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock

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 New Hampshire.

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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