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Have you suffered serious personal injuries following exposure to mold, toxic substances, chemicals, asbestos, exhaust, or other toxic substances in your workplace, nursing home, school, apartment, or home? In certain instances of toxic substances exposure injuries, we can provide representation.
Toxic substances can cause many different serious illnesses or even death. The risks are greatest when the exposure is prolonged and when the person who suffered exposure is a child, elderly, or immunocompromised.
In schools, nursing homes, workplaces, and apartments, the occupants can suffer frequent, prolonged exposure to toxic substances. Because of this, various personal injuries, described below, can result. If you have suffered personal injuries following such toxic substances exposures, to determine whether there are responsible parties, it is important to seek legal help from a toxic substance attorney.
Call us to learn how we can help you at 215-884-9300.
Toxic substance exposure personal injury cases are referred to as toxic tort claims. We are experienced lawyers who handle personal injury claims. Our first step is to investigate the premises where the exposure occurred and the witnesses. Because these cases involve scientific analysis, we hire experts who specialize in identification and analysis of the toxic substances. Once we have confirmation from our experts of your toxic substances exposure, we then consult with medical providers regarding how that toxic exposure caused damage to your health.
To prove this type of legal claim, a person must be able to demonstrate that the toxic substance/chemical exposure that they suffered actually caused the injury or death for which the lawsuit is brought. This is often very difficult to do. To understand the connection between the toxic exposure with the injury/death, we rely on our toxic substances and medical experts.
In order to hold the correct entities and people accountable, we investigate every possible party that could be responsible for your toxic substances exposure. In a toxic tort claim, multiple parties could potentially be liable for your injuries. For instance, liability could be found against a product manufacturer, a property owner, an employer, a contractor, a school, a nursing home, etc.
Damages caused by toxic substances exposure can include compensation for injuries, pain and suffering, medical bills, and lost wages. Although no attorney can guarantee results in any case, we work hard to maximize the results in your toxin substances exposure claim.
If you, or your loved one, suffered from toxic substance exposure, contact ThePhillyLawyers to find out how we can help.
See other sections of this page regarding exposure to toxic substances generally. Additionally, in your home, if you have toxic mold, here are some additional considerations.
If your insurance carrier did not properly help you get rid of or remediate your mold problem, you may also have a cause of action against your insurance carrier. If you have mold in your home, your insurance carrier should provide you with Alternative Living Expenses (ALE) if you paid for that coverage. If your carrier fails to provide you with ALE to help you get out of your mold-infested home, you may have a claim against your insurance carrier, too.
Black Mold or Toxic Mold is considered to be dangerous because of the mycotoxins contained in the Mold. Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by fungus.
Symptoms of black mold exposure may include some of these symptoms:
Some of these symptoms mimic a heart attack, panic attack, or asthma, but they can be related to mold exposure. Some people that have been exposed to black mold require surgery, lung transplants, or lifelong medication.
Mold will grow on any surface, including glass, wood, drywall, ceramic tile, and even steel.
Mold needs three things to grow:
Many times, mold grows because of a leak in a roof, a flood, hot water heater failure, broken pipes, water trapped under tile, water trapped under drywall, leaky windows, or faulty plumbing. Mold often grows in basements because of the damp environment.
To control mold, you must be diligent in repairing leaks, using proper cleaning products such as bleach, and using dehumidifiers. Only experts can clean mold once it starts to grow. It is very common for landlords to wipe down areas where there is mold, only to leave the tenant exposed to further mold growth and serious illness.
If you own or have recently purchased a home contaminated with mold, you may be entitled to recover money from the previous owner or their realtor. Sellers and realtors have a duty to disclose any known defects. Failure to disclose known defects can result in payments for medical expenses, pain and suffering, attorney’s fees, and in some cases triple damages.
If you are living in a house, apartment, or condominium infected with mold and your landlord refuses or has otherwise failed to mitigate this source of the mold, you may be entitled to recover money for your pain and suffering and attorney fees from your landlord.
If you think you may have a toxic mold case, call us today at ThePhillyLawyers: 215-884-9300. You pay us nothing unless we recover money for you.
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