Areas of Practice

Lead Poisoning

Lead poisoning litigation has experienced explosive growth in recent years. The potential exposure presented in any given case can be catastrophic. The claimants are almost always young children who are sympathetic and appealing, while alleging heart rending claims of injury.

Lead poisoning claims present serious challenges to insurers and property owners. Particularly vulnerable are non-profit organizations, both religious and non-sectarian, which are seriously exposed in their efforts to rehabilitate housing stock.

Knowledge of the vagaries and nuances of local laws are key, as well as the methods of testing for lead and the quality of experts making liability and medical determinations. At Smith Abbot, we possess the resources to promptly analyze each potential claim and determine its merit. Sometimes, a matter should be resolved early on; other times, the most cost effective course is to prepare for trial.

We have the medical and scientific expertise to evaulate each potential claim expeditiously, and our attorneys have years of expertise and success in the litigation and trial of lead cases.