South Dakota · PFAS in Water: What to Check
PFAS in Water: What to Check in South Dakota
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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 from the date of discovery. 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?
South Dakota has Ellsworth AFB near Rapid City, a B-1B Lancer bomber base with documented PFAS contamination. Rapid City and Box Elder communities near the base have potential PFAS exposure from AFFF firefighting training at this strategic bomber installation. South Dakota's 3-year statute is relatively favorable.
South Dakota personal injury claims are governed by SDCL § 15-2-14, providing a 3-year limitations period. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.). Ellsworth AFB in Meade County west of Rapid City is the primary military PFAS contamination site in South Dakota. The B-1B bomber wing requires extensive AFFF capability, and training exercises have documented PFAS in groundwater monitoring wells near the base.
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 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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