PFOA Blood Testing in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh NY
The New York State Department of Health is offering blood testing for people with concerns about PFOA contamination from living and/or working in the Hoosick Falls or Petersburgh areas. See below for details:
Hoosick Falls: Tuesday, July 12th from 2 PM to 7 PM
Saturday July 16th from 9 AM to 3 PM
HAYC3 Armory, Hoosick Falls, NY
Petersburgh: Saturday, July 23rd from 9 AM to 2 PM
Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center
Residents of Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh and other communities who believe they may have been impacted by the PFOA water contamination are encouraged to submit a contact form.
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NYS Senate Passes Bill in Response to Groundwater Contamination
The New York Senate passed important legislation today regarding the groundwater contamination issue in Hoosick Falls and its surrounding areas.
Bill S6824A provides a date-of-discovery rule for civil actions based on exposure to toxic substances, which is beneficial to the injured person as he or she often does not know at the time of the injury that harm is occurring. Discovery of an injury may only occur when cancer or another slow-developing illness arises. Before this legislation, claims could be barred before the injured party even realized that they had been injured.
This bill will extend the allowable period of time for filing a claim when a site is identified as a threat to the health of the public or the environment. This will be based on either the date when the harm was discovered or when the site was classified as a Superfund site, whichever occurs later.
The bill, which can be viewed below, still needs to be signed by Governor Cuomo.
Residents of Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh and other communities who believe they may have been impacted by the PFOA water contamination are encouraged to submit a contact form.
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PFOA Informational Meetings in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh
PFOA Informational Meetings are being held on JUNE 7 and JUNE 8, 2016 at 6:30pm to discuss recent PFOA developments.
The Petersburgh meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 6:30 pm in the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center (PVMCC) located at 71 Main St., Petersburgh, NY 12138.
The Hoosick Falls meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 6:30 pm in the Hoosick Falls Country Club located at 73 Richmond Avenue, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090.
Items discussed will include:
- the EPA setting the PFOA health advisory level at 70 parts per trillion and what needs to be done to make sure your drinking water is safe;
- interpreting soon to be released PFOA blood test results and what it means for your health; and
- your family’s potential legal options.
This meeting is being sponsored by the law firms of Chaffin Luhana LLP, Williams Cuker Berezofsky, LLC and Faraci Lange, LLP.
Please attend if you are a client of these firms or a resident not represented by legal counsel who is interested in learning more about general PFOA developments or the litigation.
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