South Carolina · AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check
AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check in South Carolina
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in South Carolina?
3-year statute of limitations for personal injury with discovery rule. South Carolina's longer SOL provides more time to file than neighboring states. Discovery rule starts at discovery of injury and cause. A lawyer can confirm yours.
MDL 2873 is headquartered in Charleston.
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?
South Carolina is the judicial home of MDL 2873, the massive AFFF/PFAS multidistrict litigation consolidated before Judge Richard Gergel in the District of South Carolina (Charleston). The state also hosts contaminated military installations including Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (decommissioned, with PFAS exceeding 2 million ppt), Charleston Air Force Base, and Shaw Air Force Base. South Carolina's 3-year statute of limitations — longer than many states — provides families with a broader filing window.
South Carolina is the seat of MDL 2873, the federal AFFF/PFAS multidistrict litigation, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Charleston Division) before Judge Richard Gergel. All federal AFFF personal injury claims are consolidated here for pre-trial proceedings. State court claims can be filed in the court of common pleas for the county where the plaintiff resides or where the exposure occurred. Major contaminated sites include the former Myrtle Beach AFB (Horry County), Joint Base Charleston (Charleston County), and Shaw AFB (Sumter County).
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 South Carolina.
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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