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$30m Product Liability Verdict
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$12m Child Wrongful Death
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$11m Personal Injury
The Effects of Lead Poisoning
Buildings and homes that were built before 1978 may still contain lead paint. Worse, their age means that paint is more likely to peel, leaving chips available on the floor for young children put in their mouths or even contaminating dust.
The World Health Organization has declared no amount of lead is “safe” for humans. Especially for children, whose brains are still developing, the element is seriously dangerous. Victims of lead poisoning may experience:
- Brain injury
- Neurological effects
- Stunted growth and development
- Coma
- Death
In the last 14 years, Shoop & team's impressive track record includes hundreds of Product Liability cases resulting in verdicts or settlements exceeding $1 million. For a Product Liability team with an exemplary track record, clients choose Shoop.
Who Is Responsible for Lead Poisoning?
Because the dangers of lead have been known for so long—and paint manufacturers have removed lead from all their products—the courts do not allow families to sue these companies in a lead poisoning case.
The burden of safety lays with property builders, owners, or managers who have failed to provide adequate safety warnings. If it can be proven that these parties knew about lead paint on their property, were aware of the likelihood of children residing or visiting, and did nothing about the risk, they can be held accountable.
The maladies children can develop from lead exposure may lead to lifelong disability. Not only may their prospects for the future change, but they may require more intensive caretaking that will affect your day-to-day as well. If your child has been senselessly injured by lead poisoning, the people who allowed their exposure must be held accountable.
Shoop | A Professional Law Corporation is ready to take decisive legal action on your behalf if your child has been affected. Reach out to us online or call our Los Angeles office at (866) 884-1717