A short history of Chemguard, AFFF manufacturing, and lawsuits
Along with Tyco Fire Products, the manufacturer requested to be removed from a New Hanover County lawsuit targeting companies using and manufacturing PFAS in February 2024. The manufacturers argued that the county's property, including the Wilmington International Airport, was required to use AFFF with military specifications.
In the spring of the same year, a group of public water systems filed a class action lawsuit against Chemguard, alleging that the company knowingly contaminated public drinking water systems with PFAS through their AFFF manufacturing. The lawsuit was filed in South Carolina federal court. "Defendants elected to develop, manufacture, formulate, distribute and sell their AFFF products containing PFAS, thereby placing profits over human health and the environment," the lawsuit states. The public water systems claim that Chemguard, as well as Tyco Fire Products, are guilty of:
- trespass
- public and private nuisance
- strict liability via design defect
- failure to warn
- negligence via failure to recall
- design defect
Finally, in the winter of 2024, a federal judge granted final approval for an AFFF water contamination settlement agreement with Chemguard, Du Pont de Nemours, and other manufacturers, in which local municipalities and water providers will receive $1.2 billion to cover some of the costs of cleaning up PFAS from drinking water supplies across the country. Over recent years, U.S. municipalities have been filing AFFF lawsuits against companies such as Du Pont de Nemours, Chemguard, and 3M Company.
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With over 35 years of experience in handling toxic exposure claims, our diligent attorneys will go to great lengths to assist you in obtaining the financial compensation you deserve if you are a civilian or military firefighter and your health was impacted by AFFF exposure. To initiate the legal process, all you have to do is send our legal team your employment or military records, which you must retrieve, and your medical records with your diagnosis.
After a careful and thorough evaluation of your situation, we will determine whether you qualify to file a claim with Chemguard. If you are eligible for financial compensation, our experienced attorneys will begin working on your case as soon as possible so that you can receive the money you might be entitled to from the AFFF manufacturer. Our law firm works on a contingency fee basis, which means you will not have to pay anything unless we recover compensation for you.
