South Dakota · AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check
AFFF firefighting foam claims: what to check in South Dakota
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| Filing deadline | 3 years from discoverySDCL § 15-2-14 |
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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 South Dakota?
South Dakota has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims under SDCL § 15-2-14. The discovery rule applies to toxic exposure injuries, starting when the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered the injury and its cause. A lawyer can confirm yours.
Source: SDCL § 15-2-14
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 Dakota has confirmed PFAS contamination at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, home of the B-1B Lancer bomber fleet. Decades of AFFF fire training operations at Ellsworth have contaminated groundwater affecting Meade County and Box Elder communities. Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Base in Sioux Falls has also documented PFAS.
Medical facilities in South Dakota
Avera Cancer Institute
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 Dakota.
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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- SDCL § 15-2-14