Video: PFAS Water Contamination Lawsuit: Act Now Before It’s Too Late!
April 15, 2025
Transcript
Intro: PFAS & The Discovery Rule good afternoon attorney Tracy Pollson here with Rightful Legal today I wanted to dive into an important legal issue that affects many individuals in communities that is the discovery rule in context of PAS water contamination litigation pas or forever chemicals are What Are PFAS (Forever Chemicals)? synthetic chemicals that pose a significant health risk uh to human health due to their presence in our drinking water they can lead to life-threatening injuries such as a myriad of cancers um even after only a short time of exposure understanding how the legal concept of the discovery rule relates to these cases is crucial for those who may have been affected so what exactly is the discovery rule in legal Legal Concept: The Discovery Rule Explained terms the discovery rule is a principle that impacts the statute of limitations which is the time period for which one can bring a claim essentially it means that the clock on your time limit to file a claim does not start running until you became aware of your injury or you should reasonably have been aware of it this is especially relevant in PAS cases as many people may not immediately recognize that they have have or had been exposed to these hazardous chemicals often for extended periods of time without their knowledge imagine PFAS Exposure: What You Didn’t Know discovering that the drinking water in your town uh has been contaminated with PAS uh only recently or a long time ago however you were diagnosed with a PAS related injury like kidney cancer well over 5 years ago without the discovery rule in states like Massachusetts for example you would not be able to file a claim because you only have 3 years in Massachusetts to bring a personal injury claim to which typically starts from the date of injury or the date of diagnosis the discovery rule allows the clock to start ticking not from the date of diagnosis but when you became aware of the connection between PAS and your injury now here is where it gets really important right now there is an opportunity for those who were diagnosed Eligible Conditions for Lawsuit with injuries such as kidney cancer testicular cancer and ulcerative colitis many many years ago to come forward and have a claim claim against these manufacturers for these forever chemicals this window however is not going to last long only recently have the connections between these chemicals and these cancers and injuries become widely known this means that the discovery rule is only only going to be useful in PAS personal injury injury cases for a very limited period of time Legal Timeframe: Limited Opportunity to Act in addition to the discovery rule the current pending personal injury PAS water contamination lawsuit in the MDL is set for the first Bellweather trials in October and there are also rumors that this lawsuit may settle in the Bellwether Trials & Possible Settlement News coming months this means that this lawsuit is moving forward pretty quickly the key t takeaway of this video is that the time to file to be part of this pending lawsuit is very limited if you How to File Your PFAS Claim have been diagnosed with kidney cancer testicular cancer thyroid cancer liver cancer or ulcerative colitis please contact me at Rightful Legal as soon as possible to see if you may be eligible for this lawsuit waiting may preclude you from bringing your claim forward it may preclude you from getting the compensation that you deserve from the suffering and harm that you have experienced at the hands of these corporations who knew of these dangerous chemicals and they did absolutely nothing please feel free to contact me directly at 617821-5856 or please visit our website at rightfulleal.com and you can schedule a free confidential consultation Final Thoughts & Legal Help many people might feel overwhelmed and uncertain about what steps to take but being informed about your legal rights can help empower you to pursue justice effectively and to get the compensation you deserve thank you so much