SANTA ROSA LEAD POISONING LAWYER

 Unfortunately we are seeing many young and vulnerable low income clients and their families who are suffering from exposure to lead paint and or toxic mold.  With increase of crowded substandard housing coupled together with ever increasing rents, many landlords oftentimes do not maintain their property as they should and allow the paint to peel putting small children at great risk of being exposed to lead paint.

EXPOSURE TO LEAD PAINT

Although lead paint has been taken off the market years ago like leaded gasoline, there still remains layers and layers of lead paint on many crumbling surfaces that is accessible to toddlers and small children who put paint chips in their mouths especially in older rental in older neighborhoods.

We strive to obtain full and fair compensation for the physical and emotional injuries that our clients, mostly children, experience as a result of exposure to lead paint.  We also seek to have their parents fully compensated for their medical expenses and their parents’ lost income for the care of their children.

Unfortunately, we represent many children whose lead poisoning injury can affect them for the duration of their lives.  These children oftentimes need constant monitoring as well as additional medical procedures to help them lead a full and productive life.  It has been shown that even some exposure to lead can seriously impact a child’s learning, IQ, and has long-term ramifications on their educational attainment and achievement.  There is no sure way to calculate or project this diminishment of intellect or cognitive ability, but our law firm has employed the best and most knowledgeable experts in child psychology and in the field of education to assist our team of knowledgeable and skilled attorneys to get the highest and fullest compensation child victims of lead paint poisoning.

EXPOSURE TO LEAD–HARMFUL EFFECTS

Our lead poison attorneys have also represented adults as well who have suffered from lead poison exposure by paint, and even from their drinking water because of old cracking lead pipes or living in very close proximity to battery landfills.   Oftentimes adults have some form of exposure and suffer from some of the same debilitating effects and brain damge.  Exposure is usually due to peeling lead-based paint found in older apartments.  Renters expect their landlords to take measures to protect them and they should, but that doesn’t always happen.  There is often no warning that the paint is older and lead-based.

Landlords have a duty to warn and protect renters from exposure to lead poisoning.  Often, the simple step of removing peeling or chipping paint is enough to prevent a disaster or toxic exposure but, again, many landlords are negligent and greedy, looking out only after the bottom line–profit.

Most lead poisoning comes from low levels of exposure to lead over a long period of time, but in cases of a child or baby, ingestion of just a small amount of lead could spike levels and cause serious brain damage. That is where you need a very experienced and knowledgeable lead poisoning lawyer to represent you and your child.

THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, DIGESTIVE TRACT, AND URINARY TRACT ARE MOST GREATLY AFFECTED AND CHRONIC EXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO A WIDE RANGE OF SYMPTOMS INCLUDING:

  • Swelling of the brain.
  • Learning difficulties and problems, especially in children.
  • Memory loss.
  • Nausea and/or vomiting.
  • Muscle weakness.

These symptoms over time can become much more serious if not fatal and so it is imperative that you contact the Law Offices of Michael A. Fiumara for a free, confidential consultation and case evaluation.  We work on a contingency basis which means that you don’t pay anything until we win for you at the end of your case.

CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL A. FIUMARA TODAY FOR HELP

Please feel free to contact us at either our Santa Rosa office at (707) 571-8600.  If you call after hours, one of our operators will put you directly in contact with one of our highly skilled and knowledgeable lead poisoning lawyers.  “The right attorney makes all the difference.”