Find a Toxic Torts Lawyer
A tort is an injury to a person's bodily integrity, financial situation, or other interest caused by another person's negligence or carelessness, while a toxic tort is direct caused by contact to a toxic substance.
The growth of the corporate industry over the past century has been the primary reason that the number of dangerous toxic substances that are released into the environment have increased. Some of these toxic substances have been known to cause such injuries as brain damage, lung cancer, birth defects and other syndromes in adults and children.
Types of Toxic Torts
There are wide variety of substances that are considered toxic torts. Some of the substances are common, while many others may be a bit more unfamiliar. Lawyers that specialize in toxic tort cases are willing to take cases that involve any of the following substances:
- lead-based paint
- natural rubber latex gloves
- electromagnetic fields
- treated plywood
- cyanide
- formaldehyde,TDI and MDI, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and solvents
- asbestos
- diatomaceous earth
- carbon monoxide
- endocrine disrupters
- pesticides
Toxic Tort Law
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By Chris Saunders
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