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« Cases and Current InvestigationsChildhood Lead Poisoning
March 2009Lead is a toxic substance that can adversely affect brain development in children, damage the nervous system or kidneys, or even result in death. Lead is particularly problematic because it can remain in the environment for years, slowly but steadily building up in the bloodstream and tissue of those who are repeatedly exposed to it, while the victims are usually unaware of the danger they are in until it is too late.
The primary cause of lead poisoning in children today is through exposure to lead chips and dust from old residential paint put on homes from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Hausfeld LLP lawyers have represented children exposed to lead, communities located close to lead smelters and municipalities seeking to abate lead paint hazards.
If you would like to discuss your legal rights with regard to lead exposure, please contact the Hausfeld LLP attorneys working on the matter, Richard S. Lewis or James J. Pizzirusso.
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