Lead poisoning has been termed the "stealth disease"
because of the way it occurs and the devastating neurologic damage
it causes in children at doses that do not cause outward physical
signs of poisoning.
Barry
Sugarman, the attorney responsible for the firms' lead
poisoning cases, regularly gives lectures and presentations to
groups of concerned parents, builders, government health officials,
doctors and nurses, lead abatement contractors and other attorneys
involved in childhood lead poisoning litigation.
The leading medical and governmental authorities have concluded
that children younger than four years of age are at the greatest
risk for lead poisoning and its harmful effects.
WGS works for children and families of lead poisoned children
in lawsuits for money damages caused by a child's lead poisoning.
In doing so, we consult with pre-eminent medical and environmental
experts to best present our clients' cases.
The treatment for childhood lead poisoning, known as chelation,
historically often involved a painful hospital procedure of injections
that causes lead to be excreted in the urine. Recently oral chelation
drugs have been developed which can be administered without hospitalization.
Lead from painted surfaces can enter a child's body completely
undetected. This has been proven in scientific studies and,
in everyday living, when parents, doctors and health agencies
investigate the sources of lead a child has access to and how
they become lead poisoned.
Your Legal Rights
If your child or your family member has been exposed to lead-based products such as chipping lead paint, or you have experienced lead poisoning symptoms, you may be eligible to file a claim.
