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.
Among these groups are:
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Atlantic Builders Conference »
Environmental Occupational Health and
Sciences Institute (EOHSI) »
Southern New Jersey Lead Poisoning
Consortium »
Interagency Task Force to Prevent Childhood
Lead Poisoning »
Lead Tech: Litigation and Liability
Seminar »
Mealey's National Lead Litigation Conference
»
Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(ICLE) »
Citizen's Action Forum
Published Articles and Submitted Materials
Our firm's attorneys have also published articles and submitted
materials for publication in local newspapers, litigation textbooks,
industrial hygiene manuals and seminar materials. These titles
include:
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"Issues in Lead Poisoning Litigation,"
New York Negligence Reporter, August 1993 »
"Litigating the Childhood Lead Poisoning
Case," ICLE Manual, 1996 »
"Lead Poisoning: The Home's Hidden
Dangers," Suburban Parent, 1998
Success Stories
Camey v. Adones, 1994 and 1996
WGS attorneys win trial and appeal making new law establishing
a landlord's duty to protect child tenants from paint in rental
property.
White
WGS attorneys obtain a Court Order for the more than 10,000
children of the City of Newark to properly enforce childhood
lead poisoning prevention statutes and regulations.
Hodge v. J.R. Baron Corporation, 1997
WGS attorneys establish strict liability in lead poisoning cases
making it easier for children to recover against those who allow
lead paint conditions to exist at their rental property.
Little v. McIntyre, 1996
When landlords and their insurance companies tried to punish
parents of lead poisoned children by doing IQ and psychological
testing on them, WGS attorneys said "NO" and, in another
precedent making ruling, the New Jersey Appellate Division agreed.
Disclaimer: Results may vary depending on
your particular facts and legal circumstances.
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.
