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Lead Paint Poisoning Side Effects Could Be Linked To Lead Disease Lawsuits

Lead Paint Poisoning | Lawsuits, Lawyers | Side Effects: Lead Disease, Brain Injuries, Seizures, Growth Retardation, Loss of Hearing, Learning Disabilities, Coma, Convulsion, Death | Paint Chips, Children Exposed, Swallowing Lead

Lead poisoning is the greatest environmental health threat to children under the age of 6. Poisoning occurs from swallowing lead (i.e. lead paint chips) or from breathing lead paint dust. Even small amounts of chipped lead paint or lead dust can be dangerous to children. Children under 6 face these great risks because their growing bodies absorb lead more easily than adult bodies do.

Millions of American children are affected by lead poisoning. Children who live in old, poorly maintained housing or in housing that has undergone renovation face the greatest risk. Children exposed to flaking or peeling paint chips face the greatest risk of lead disease.

Studies have shown that high lead levels may cause damage to the nervous system, brain injuries, seizures, growth retardation, loss of hearing, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems. Furthermore, very high levels of lead may cause coma, convulsion and spontaneous death.

If your building was built before 1978, it is very possible that lead paint was used. Peeling paint is a clear signal that lead paint may have been used in your home. If this is the case, it is recommended that you and your children have a blood-lead test. A blood lead test is the only accurate way to diagnose lead poisoning.

Legal Help For Victims Affected By Lead Paint Poisoning

If you or a loved one suffered lead paint poisoning, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified pollutants attorney or call us at 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).

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Dangerous toys seized at the borders, ports

Nov 30, 2012
Just this year, federal authorities have seized more than 2 million potentially dangerous and volative children's products at the nation's ports, before they reached consumers where they could have caused serious injuries or even death. In the last four year, both the Consumer Product Safety Commission and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) have seized 2,400 different toys and other children's products, a total of more than 8.5 million individual units, at the nation's ports and borders...
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Lead Paint Violation Prompts Recall Of Wooden Toys

Dec 31, 2009 | Parker Waichman LLP
About 300 Wooden Skill Ball Toys distributed by Kendamaspot LLC, of Redmond, Washington have been recalled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.The surface paint coating on the ball contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. To date, no incidents or injuries have been reported.This recall involves Oozora and Shin-Fuji Kendama Japanese wooden skill toys. The toys have a ball connected by a string to a handle with three cups and...
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Firm Fined Over Lead-Tainted "Thomas & Friend" Toys

Dec 30, 2009 | Parker Waichman LLP
RC2 Corp., of Oak Brook, Illinois has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty for allegedly violating the federal lead paint ban, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced.The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that RC2 Corp. and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Learning Curve Brands Inc., knowingly—as defined by the Consumer Product Safety Act—imported and sold various Thomas...
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Linked To Permanent Brain Damage

Dec 2, 2009 | Parker Waichman LLP
A new study has revealed that childhood exposure to lead can lead to permanent brain damage, US News and World Report writes."What we have found is that no region of the brain is spared from lead exposure. Distinct areas of the brain are affected differently," study author Kim Cecil, quoted US News. Cecil is an imaging scientist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and a professor of radiology, pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of...
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Toy Tests Find Lead, Other Toxins

Nov 25, 2009 | Parker Waichman LLP
Even with revised laws banning certain chemicals and lowering lead limits in toys, a public interest group has found that some toys being sold at popular retailers violate current mandates. A significant issue given that we are in the midst of the heaviest shopping season of the year.The Washington Post said that the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) released its report—“Trouble in Toyland”—in which it states that although many stores and toy makers are in...
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