43 results

• Volunteer Firefighter Files Lawsuit Over Cancer Allegedly Caused By Film-Forming Foam Exposure

  September 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Louisiana volunteer firefighter has filed a product liability lawsuit against a number of firefighting foam manufacturers after being diagnosed with cancer.

• Firefighter’s Kidney Cancer Diagnosis Caused By Exposure To Foam Used During Training, Career: Lawsuit

  September 10, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Jersey firefighter says exposure to toxic film-forming foam led to the development of kidney cancer.

• Chemicals in Firefighting Foam Caused Colon and Kidney Cancer, Lawsuit Alleges

  August 27, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A former Louisiana firefighter indicates he developed kidney cancer and colon cancer after using film-forming PFAS-laced firefighting foams for more than two decades.

• Michigan Attorney General Files Lawsuits Over Civilian and Military Firefighting Foam Contamination

  August 25, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Michigan's attorney general has filed two lawsuits against makers of firefighting foam products containing cancer-causing chemicals, saying they must pay for damages and contamination clean up.

• Firefighters Cancer Risk From Chemical Exposure Highlighted in New Study

  August 24, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links firefighting to exposure to a number of potentially cancer-causing chemicals which had not previously been known to affect firefighters.

• Firefighter Prostate Cancer Lawsuit Filed Over Side Effects From Fire Foam

  August 13, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An Alabama firefighter says his exposure to PFAS compounds used in firefighting foam led to the development of prostate cancer.

• Lawsuit Blames Firefighter Foam Exposure For Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

  August 5, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit claims chemicals in firefighting foam caused a former firefighter to develop prostate cancer.

• Firefighting Foam Chemicals Exposed Firefighters to Cancer Risk For Decades

  July 31, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  Film-forming foams used by military and civilian firefighters for decades contain toxic chemicals linked to an increased risk of cancer, but manufacturers have failed to warn firefighters or affected communities.

• Maine Considers Extending PFAS Lawsuit Statute Of Limitations To Six Years

  July 30, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  On Friday, a legislative committee in Maine will weigh whether to implement a special statute of limitations law specifically for PFAS contamination claims.

• Firefighter Foam Water Contamination Lawsuit Filed By Washington State Utility

  July 27, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A water district in Washington has filed a lawsuit against the federal government and chemical manufacturers over contamination of local drinking water supplies by toxic chemicals from firefighting foam used on a nearby military base.