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PFAS in Water: What to Check in New York

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Filing deadline3 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connectionCPLR § 214-c

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in New York?

New York has a 3-year statute of limitations for toxic substance exposure claims under CPLR § 214-c from the date of discovery — one of the more favorable provisions nationally. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connection

Source: CPLR § 214-c

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?

Federal PFAS claims are coordinated in MDL 2873 (In re: AFFF Products Liability Litigation) in the District of South Carolina (Charleston) before Judge Richard M. Gergel. New York has among the most active PFAS litigation in the nation, with Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh communities among the first U.S. populations to discover municipal PFAS contamination from industrial sources (Saint-Gobain/Honeywell). NY plaintiffs file into MDL 2873 for federal coordinated proceedings.

New York municipal water utilities near Stewart Air National Guard Base and other AFFF-using facilities are eligible. New York State also pursued separate state-law claims against PFAS manufacturers independent of MDL 2873.

New York's statute of limitations for personal injury is 3 years under CPLR § 214. For latent toxic exposure claims, CPLR § 214-c provides a discovery rule tolling until the claimant discovered (or reasonably should have discovered) the injury and its cause — critical for PFAS-linked cancers and diseases with long latency periods. New York also enacted a 2023 PFAS notification law requiring disclosure to affected residents.

Key New York PFAS contamination sources: Hoosick Falls (Saint-Gobain PFOA contamination of municipal supply — a landmark early PFAS case), Petersburgh (Taconic Plastics), Stewart Air National Guard Base (Newburgh, Orange County — PFAS in City of Newburgh drinking water), Gabreski Airport (Southampton, Long Island), former Plattsburgh AFB (Clinton County), Griffiss Business and Technology Park (Rome, Oneida County), and numerous Long Island groundwater plumes.

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 New York.

What happens when I check?

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Sources

  1. CPLR § 214-c