Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is actively representing members of the United States Armed Forces who have suffered adverse health effects, including cancer, after being exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military bases.
Over 700 U.S. military bases are confirmed or suspected to be contaminated by PFAS. PFAS are often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they persist indefinitely in the environment.
Firefighting foams containing PFAS have been used on U.S. military bases since the 1970s. Unfortunately, PFAS are linked with numerous adverse health effects, and they readily find their way into drinking water once they’ve been discharged into the environment. This means that service members at over 700 military bases may be exposed to PFAS every time they take a sip of tap water.
You may be eligible for financial compensation if you or a loved one developed any of the following health conditions after being exposed to PFAS at or near a military base:
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Liver cancer
- Thyroid disease
- Ulcerative colitis
We are accepting cases where the injured party lived on or within one mile of one of the following military bases for at least one cumulative year, on or after the year 1970:
Military Bases
Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Air Force Plant 6, Georgia
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
Bangor Training Site, Maine
Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
Brunswick Naval Air Station, Maine
Camp Grafton, North Dakota
Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vermont
Camp Navajo, Arizona
Camp Grayling, Michigan
Castle Air Force Base, California
Camp Smith, New York
Coventry Training Site, Rhode Island
Corry Station, Florida
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Crows NALF, California
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
Fort Benning, Georgia/Alabama
Fairchild AFB, Washington
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Fort Bliss, Texas
Fort Detrick, Maryland
Fort Campbell, Tennessee/Kentucky
Fort Drum, New York
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Fort Jackson, South Carolina
Fort Gordon, Georgia
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Fort Rucker, Alabama
Fort Ord, California
Galena Air Force Station, Alaska
Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Gillem Annex, Georgia
George Air Force Base, California
Guam U.S. Naval Activities, Guam
Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
Gunpowder Military Reservation, Maryland
Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Iowa
Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Joint Force Training Base - Los Alamitos, California
Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
Langley-Eustis Joint Base, Virginia
Ki Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan
Lowry AFB, Colorado
Loring AFB, Maine
Marianna Readiness Center, Florida
March Air Force Base, California
Mather Air Force Base, California
Marine Corps Logistics Base - Barstow, California
McClellan Air Force Base, California
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina
Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts
Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico
Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada
Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida
Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts
Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi
New Hampshire National Guard Training Site - Strafford, New Hampshire
Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington
North Penn BRAC, Pennsylvania
Newark Air Force Base, Ohio
Norton Air Force Base, California
North Smithfield, Rhode Island
Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, California
Ocala Readiness Center, Florida
Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire
Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York
Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Reese Air Force Base, Texas
Saufley Field, Florida
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado
Sharpe Army Depot, California
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
Terre Haute National Guard Site, Indiana
Silver Bell Army Heliport, Arizona
Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Trenton NAWC-AD, New Jersey
Travis Air Force Base, California
Warminster NAWC AD, Pennsylvania
Vint Hill Farms, Virginia
Willow Grove NASJRB, Pennsylvania
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
Yakima Training Center, Washington
Wurtsmith Air Force Base - Former, Michigan
We represent service members on a contingency fee basis. This means no fee is charged for our representation until and unless a recovery is obtained.
Call us today at 800-718-4658 for a free consultation if you or a loved one suffered any of the above health complications after PFAS exposure at a military base, or use the texting feature on this page.
What Can I Recover Money For In A PFAS Lawsuit?
You may be eligible for multiple types of financial compensation in a military base PFAS lawsuit, including compensation for:
- Past and future medical bills, including the costs of doctor visits, treatments, surgeries and prescriptions
- Physical and mental pain and suffering
- Wages lost due to time taken off work
- Loss of earning capacity if you’re no longer able to work
- Loss of the enjoyment of life
- Impairment and disability
- Loss of the benefits of marriage, including sex, comfort and care
- Funeral costs
How Does PFAS Exposure Occur At Military Bases?
Training exercises using aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), a firefighting foam used to extinguish petroleum-based fires, have been conducted at military bases for decades. AFFF contains PFAS, sometimes including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS).
The PFAS in AFFF can make their way into groundwater and local streams when the foam is washed away after training exercises. This can lead to contamination of the tap water that our service members use for drinking, cleaning, bathing, etc. PFAS can be absorbed by ingestion, inhalation, and even through the skin.
The same properties that allow PFAS to remain in the environment indefinitely without breaking down allow them to remain in the human body for a very long time without breaking down. This means that additional PFAS accumulate in the human body, especially in the kidneys, liver and bloodstream, with each exposure.
PFAS chemicals can also be found in firefighting gear.
What Military Bases Have Been Contaminated With PFAS?
Environmental Working Group maintains an updated map of over 700 military bases which have been confirmed or suspected to be contaminated by PFAS. The map can be found here.
Who Would Be Sued In A Military Base PFAS Lawsuit?
We would not file a lawsuit on your behalf against the U.S. military if you’ve been exposed to PFAS at a military base. Rather, we would file a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the AFFF containing the PFAS you were exposed to. Numerous companies have manufactured AFFF which has been used at military bases, including 3M and DuPont.
AFFF Makers Have Known The Foam Is Toxic For Decades
A 1983 study involving AFFF maker 3M linked PFOA with testicular cancer in rats. It is still not understood exactly how PFOA causes cancer in rats, and when it is not understood how a chemical causes cancer in test animals, it must be assumed that the chemical may cause cancer in humans as well.
Research by 1990 and additional research by 2010 found that workers exposed to PFOA saw higher cancer rates than other workers, and research by 2000 and additional research by the mid 2010’s linked multiple PFAS to testicular, liver and pancreatic cancer in rats.
AFFF manufacturers have, to this day, refused to warn on their product labels that the foam may cause cancer in humans, despite scientific studies, which were often undertaken by the manufacturers themselves, suggesting that the PFAS in AFFF may give people cancer. This failure to warn the public is negligent and reprehensible, and exposes AFFF makers to liability in PFAS exposure lawsuits.
How Much Do Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers Cost?
Our representation will never cost you a single penny out of your own pocket. Our only fee is a portion of any financial compensation obtained, and we only charge a fee if we obtain financial compensation for you.
Military Base PFAS Exposure Lawyers
Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers has been representing victims of exposure to toxic chemicals since 1990. We have tremendous experience in holding companies responsible for selling toxic chemicals without warning the public about the dangers associated with them.
Manufacturers of AFFF knew or should have known since the 1980’s that the PFAS in AFFF may cause cancer in humans, yet have continued to sell the foam without warning the public about the cancer risk. We intend to hold AFFF manufacturers accountable for knowing their products could injure people without warning anyone about it.
Call us today at 800-718-4658 for a free consultation if you or a loved one developed cancer or other serious health problems after being exposed to PFAS at a military base. You may be eligible for a financial recovery.
