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PFAS in Water: What to Check in Wisconsin

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims from the date of discovery. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connection

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?

Wisconsin has PFAS contamination from Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Juneau County, Truax Field ANG in Madison, and industrial sources including Tyco/Ansul Company in Marinette — one of the major AFFF manufacturers whose Marinette facility contaminated local groundwater with PFAS. Marinette residents have filed significant litigation against Tyco/Ansul. Wisconsin's 3-year statute is favorable.

Wisconsin personal injury claims are governed by Wis. Stat. § 893.54, providing a 3-year limitations period from discovery. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.). Marinette, Wisconsin is uniquely significant — Tyco Fire Products (Ansul Company), one of the major defendants in MDL 2873 and an AFFF manufacturer, operated in Marinette and contaminated local groundwater with PFAS. Marinette residents have filed PFAS claims directly against Tyco/Ansul. Volk Field ANG in Juneau County and Truax Field ANG in Madison are additional military PFAS sources.

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 Wisconsin.

What happens when I check?

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