There is no doubt that aqueous film firefighting foam, otherwise known as “AFFF”, is harmful and toxic to humans. AFFF, while originally considered a “miracle” substance for fighting fires, is now known to contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS chemicals are highly toxic to humans and can cause a host of terrible and serious diseases and health conditions, such as liver disease, lipid and insulin dysregulation, kidney disease, cancers, and other severe conditions. As a result of the hazards caused by AFFF exposure, multidistrict litigation is currently pending against large P ..read more

By now, many Americans have heard about the dangers of AFFF, or Aqueous Film-Forming Foam. AFFF, though once used to save lives in fire prevention and rescue, contains harmful substances called PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS, alarmingly, are known to cause serious cancers and other health conditions, such as kidney cancer, testicular cancer, ulcerative colitis, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and other terrible and severe health conditions and diseases. Many Americans are also aware that, as a result of the serious illnesses and cancers that Americans have d ..read more

A massive AFFF accident that occurred in November of last year is hitting news frequencies across the country and is alerting people to the true and present danger of AFFF chemicals to humans. The reason for the recent resurgence in coverage over the toxic spill is the release by the United States Navy of a video showing just exactly how the incident went down. According to local news reports, the now-released video shows over 1,300 gallons of Aqueous Film Forming Foam spilling out and leaking from the Navy’s Red Hill facility in Honolulu, Hawaii. More shocking, however, is the Navy’s findings ..read more

In a move to resolve claims made by public water suppliers against companies involved with the production and distribution of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), mega-giant conglomerate company 3M has announced that it has agreed to pay up to $10.3 billion. According to the giant’s website, on June 22, 2023, 3M agreed to enter into a class action settlement agreement to help support the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from public water suppliers nationwide. Public water suppliers had filed multi-district litigation against 3M and other companies involved with the manufacturing and ..read more

More and more Houstonians are becoming aware of the dangers of AFFF chemicals by the day. With the recent filing of over three thousand AFFF claims in court and multidistrict litigation heating up, the fight between firefighting foam chemical company producer giants and average Americans is now in the public’s eye on display. Most Houstonians and Americans are now aware that AFFF, or aqueous film forming foam, is chock full of harmful chemicals, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances called PFAS. This foam was and has been used by firefighters since the 1960s to put out liquid-based fir ..read more

People all over Houston and across the country have recently been exposed to a new acronym: AFFF. With the term being talked about on the evening news, splashed across newspapers and online blogs, and discussed on radio shows, many people may wonder what exactly AFFF is and what they need to know about it. At its core, AFFF is a substance that has been used by some of America’s most beloved heroes for decades. Firefighters have been using AFFF since the 1960s to put out fires and to save American lives and homes. AFFF is also known as Aqueous film-forming foam (“AFFF”) and is the type of foam ..read more

A March, 2023, study from the University of Rochester Medical Center reveals the true dangers of one of the deadly chemicals that contaminated the water at North Carolina Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Trichloroethylene (“TCE”) contaminated Camp Lejeune’s water supply from the 1950’s to the late 1980’s, and, as a consequence, approximately one million veterans and their family members were exposed to the harmful toxin on a daily basis. But what is TCE and how is it linked to the debilitating brain condition Parkinson’s Disease? Here we examine just what TCE is and its clear and present danger ..read more

Lawsuits under the PACT Act and Camp Lejeune Justice Act are now being filed in court, as Camp Lejeune veterans and their family members seek justice for injuries connected to being exposed by the government to toxic and contaminated drinking water. As the lawsuits are filed and become public, the tragic and sometimes horrific stories of those who suffer or have suffered from Camp Lejeune-related illnesses and injuries are revealed in the public record. One such story, filed just recently on March 17, 2023 in the United States Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, where Cam ..read more