PFAS Injury Cases

We have been honored to work on your behalf to bring you justice for injuries you have suffered due to the negligence of another party.

To further extend this mission of justice, we are writing to let you know about a new type of case we are handling in case you or a loved one may have been impacted.

Our legal team is dedicated to representing individuals affected by PFAS exposure who have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result.

You could be eligible for compensation if you or a loved one drank from a contaminated water supply in the affected areas and suffered one of the following illnesses:

• Kidney cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Liver cancer
• Ulcerative colitis

Please contact us if you have any questions or want more information on any of the above cases.

The quality of the local water supply in Schuylkill, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour counties never use to be in question in the past. The local towns were always thought to have clean water from the local dams, streams and wells.

In particular, the borough of Frackville in Schuylkill County gets its water from an underground stream called Artesian Wells, which provides the town a steam supply of water even in drought conditions.

But issues have arisen lately that have called into question the quality of the local water supply. Residents are now at risk of intaking toxic chemicals from their own tap water

As local media have recently reported, samples tested over the past several years have revealed the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in multiple Pennsylvania water systems. These toxic chemicals have been detected in two Schuylkill County water systems and various sites across the region, including Luzerne, Columbia, and Montour counties.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued drinking water health advisories for PFAS in June 2022, warning that PFAS are likely carcinogens with no safe level of exposure. The agency recommends that drinking water systems take steps to assess contamination, inform customers and limit exposure. New regulations have been introduced in recent years.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has banned the manufacturing and importation of certain PFAS chemicals in the country. The Food and Drug Administration has revoked authorization of certain PFAS chemicals in food and packing materials. The EPA has established a drinking water health advisory for the combined concentration of two PFAS chemicals.

According to findings reported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, PFAS exposure can cause kidney and testicular cancer.

Water providers have begun testing, and many are finding PFAS chemicals in their water supply. The companies are grappling with how to address the problem. Some customers may have already consumed water tainted with cancer causing chemicals.

The providers have brought lawsuits against the manufacturers and others responsible for failing to instruct and warn of the presence of PFAS and their harm it poses to the environment and the community. These lawsuits seek costs associated with removing chemicals from the water supply.

But more attention is being given to personal injury cases in the legal process. Many people have no idea about PFAS contamination and the health hazards it can pose. Potentials clients may be unsure of they have been exposed.

Lawsuits concerning PFAS have been filed alleging that manufacturers have negligently introduced these harmful compounds into water reservoirs, leading to the onset of cancer and other severe ailments in individuals.

PFAS is a group of man-made chemicals that has regulators and public health officials concerned. PFAS have been extensively utilized in the United States since the 1940s.

PFAS chemicals stand out to its persistence in the environment, their toxicity and exceptionally long half lives in humans. These persistent chemicals, resistant to breakdown or dilution, have earned the moniker "forever chemicals" because of their pervasive presence and their ability to persist in nature.

Manufacturers incorporate these synthetic substances into various consumer goods such as cookware, firefighting foam, carpets, and packaging. Consequently, these chemicals infiltrate water bodies, soil, and the atmosphere, exposing millions to their carcinogenic properties.

They have been detected around the world ranging from rivers and streams and air samples collected in the middle of the Pacific Oceans. It has even been detected in the blood of polar bears.

The Centers for Disease Control has evaluated PFAS chemicals in the blood of humans and more than 90 percent of Americans had detectible levels of PFAS chemicals in their blood. They are linked to a number of diseases, cancers and other health problems.

Due to the growing response to the exposure of PFAS chemicals, regulators have begun to take meaningful action to minimize or prevent additional future exposures to these chemicals.

If you or a loved one has been affected by PFAS exposure, please contact our office.