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How Children Can Suffer Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning in children can occur through various exposure pathways. Here are the common ways:
- Lead-based Paint: 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.
- Contaminated Soil: Soil around older homes or near industrial areas may be contaminated with lead from exterior paint or industrial emissions. Children can be exposed by playing in the dirt and then putting their hands in their mouths.
- Drinking Water: Lead can leach into drinking water from old lead pipes, solder, or fixtures. This is more likely if the water is acidic or low in mineral content.
- Imported Toys and Jewelry: Some imported toys, jewelry, and other products may contain lead. Children may chew on these objects, leading to ingestion of lead.
- Occupational and Hobby Exposure: Parents working in industries like construction, painting, or battery manufacturing can bring lead dust home on their clothes, exposing their children. Similarly, hobbies such as stained glass making or using lead-based fishing weights can be sources of exposure.
- Traditional Remedies and Cosmetics: Some traditional medicines and cosmetics, such as kohl, sindoor, or certain herbal remedies, may contain lead.
- Food and Food Containers: Lead can contaminate food through lead-glazed ceramics, old or imported canned goods, or food grown in contaminated soil.
- Household Dust: General household dust in older homes can be a source of lead, particularly if renovation or repairs disturb lead-based paint.
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
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