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Statute of limitations — West Virginia
West Virginia has a 2-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims from the date of discovery.
2 years from discovery of injury and PFAS connection
Filing venue
Where to File in West Virginia
West Virginia personal injury claims are governed by W. Va. Code § 55-2-12, providing a 2-year limitations period from discovery. Federal PFAS claims proceed in MDL 2873 (D.S.C.) and earlier C8-era claims were in S.D.W.Va. DuPont's Washington Works in Parkersburg (Wood County) is the origin of the entire PFAS personal injury litigation ecosystem. West Virginia communities in Wood, Pleasants, and Jackson counties along the Ohio River have been exposed to PFOA for decades. New diagnoses in 2022–2026 from long-term Parkersburg-area residents — whose PFOA exposure may have had latency periods of 10–20+ years before cancer manifestation — may still have timely 2-year claims.
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Exposure in West Virginia
DuPont's Washington Works facility in Parkersburg has discharged PFOA into the Ohio River and surrounding environment since the 1950s. The C8 Health Project — the largest PFAS human health study ever conducted — documented health effects in 69,000+ area residents and established the causal links still used in MDL 2873 today.
DuPont Washington Works Parkersburg — the origin of the entire PFAS personal injury litigation ecosystem; 69,000+ WV and OH residents studied in the C8 Health Project establishing the cancer-PFOA link
Source: C8 Health Project Final Reports 2012; Bilott R, Exposure (2019); Rob Bilott / Taft Law
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