The Law Office of Robert L. Teel

Hazardous Chemicals Called PFAS Have Contaminated Whidbey Island Residents’ Drinking Water. We may be able to help.  Our attorneys have already filed a class action complaint and are seeking to file individual cases. Contact us using the form to the right (or below on mobile devices) for a free case consultation about the Whidbey Island Perfluoroalkyl Substances Class Action Lawsuit.

If you are a current or former Whidbey Island resident, you may be eligible to recover damages.  Our attorneys have already filed a class action complaint and are seeking to file individual cases against the multi-billion dollar chemical companies—not the Navy—and hold them responsible.

To contact us for a free consultation and additional information about our Whidbey PFAS litigation team, you can also click here.  To read a copy of the complaint click here.  Read the press release here.

Toxic chemicals called PFAS—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances—have been identified on Whidbey Island in concentrations above acceptable exposure guidelines.

The source of the suspected PFAS contamination is a firefighting foam called Aqueous Film Forming Foam (or AFFF) used at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and the Naval Outlying Landing Field Coupeville. Companies that designed, produced, and distributed AFFF allegedly knew that their product contained highly toxic PFAS and that when they inevitably reach the water supply they would pose health risks.

As a result, significant portions of the water supply and soil on Whidbey Island are contaminated with PFASs, exposing residents to significant health risks and devaluing their properties. If you are a current or former Whidbey Island resident, you may be eligible to recover damages.

Many private wells in and around Ault Field and the Naval Outlying Field, as well as the water supply for the Town of Coupeville, are contaminated with PFASs above the Minimum Risk Levels proposed by the by the U.S. Department of Health’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease and Registry.  PFASs are being discharged into Penn Cove which can have a harmful effect on the water quality and habitat of the Cove and the robust commercial shellfish industry that calls it home.

What Are PFAS?

PFAS are a class of man-made chemicals that are not found naturally in the environment. The major ways humans are exposed to PFAS are drinking contaminated water, absorbing it through the skin, and ingesting food contaminated with PFAS such as certain types of fish and shellfish. Risk assessments and review have concluded that PFAS are likely to be carcinogenic in humans.

Indeed, studies in humans with PFAS exposure have shown that certain PFASs may:

• affect growth, learning, and behavior of infants and older children;

• lower a woman’s chance of getting pregnant;

• interfere with the body’s natural hormones;

• increase cholesterol levels;

• affect the immune system; and

• increase the risk of cancer.

The Law Office of Robert L. Teel, together with its co-counsel Edelson PC and Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC, has filed a class action lawsuit against the manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — or PFAS on behalf of a proposed class of property owners who have been injured by the contamination of their water wells and/or the bioaccumulation of these harmful chemicals in their blood.  As a former property owner and resident on Whidbey, I am concerned that the Island is being environmentally compromised beyond recovery.  If you are a Whidbey Island property owner whose water has been contaminated by PFASs you may have a right to recover any diminution in the value of your property caused by these harmful chemicals.  If you own or live on contaminated property and would like a free consultation please email us now. We would like to speak with you at no charge to see if you have a claim.

About Our Attorneys

Robert Teel, from the Law Office of Robert L. Teel, is a resident of Washington who formerly resided on Whidbey Island. Robert has over 30 years of experience handling hundreds of cases for both plaintiffs and defendants at every stage of the legal process. He advocates for human and civil rights and the rights of consumers and investors.

Edelson PC has prosecuted some of the largest and most complex lawsuits in recent years, and has secured over $1 billion for their clients in settlements and verdicts. As a result, Edelson has been recognized as a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar” and a “Plaintiff’s Class Action Powerhouse.” Commentators have singled out Edelson’s willingness to tackle problems other firms shy away from and their creativity in finding winning strategies that were not readily apparent.

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