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Today’s
world is full of chemicals, metals, gases, and
other toxins that can be extremely harmful to
people and the environment. Most of the time,
these dangerous substances are safely contained.
When they are not, the health effects can be devastating.
You can encounter a dangerous substance in the
workplace, at home, or in the areas of an industrial
source, like a factory or manufacturing plant.
The good news is that we have learned to reduce
exposure to some truly dangerous toxins like the
lead in paint, gasoline, and pipes. The bad news
is that increases in industrialization, the use
of new technologies, and the creation of new substances
all contribute to higher levels of an ever-increasing
number of dangerous materials. Government and
private efforts to curb these hazardous exposures
can lag years or even decades behind their terrible
effects.
Toxic exposure cases are among the most important
in the country. They often involve large numbers
of innocent citizens and workers who have been
seriously hurt or have suffered fatal illnesses
as a result of such exposures. Many of these cases
also address the serious degradation of our finite
and precious natural resources. Unfortunately,
toxic exposure cases are among the most complicated,
often requiring legal action across several jurisdictions.
As a result of the experience, knowledge, and
investment required, many firms decline to undertake
these challenging lawsuits.
At Golomb & Honik, we are ideally positioned
to handle these cases, which draw on our experience
with and knowledge of class action, personal injury,
complex commercial law, and other areas of law.
At present, we are national leaders in important
ongoing litigation concerning the use of beryllium
and other chemicals and toxins around the country.
Golomb & Honik has achieved tremendous victories
on behalf of clients who have suffered toxic exposures. Read more about our work with toxins here:
- Golomb & Honik successfully represented dozens
of individual workers—and a class of more
than 1,000 additional workers—in a case
arising from ongoing occupational exposure to
sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide in Delaware
County, Pennsylvania. For more than a decade,
workers at an oil processing facility were exposed
to emissions of sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide
gasses from a neighboring plant. Those emissions
caused reactive airways disease and occupational
asthma in many workers. In addition, many others
were exposed and require medical monitoring
to detect the potential onset of pulmonary disease.
Following years of protracted litigation, and
the bankruptcy of the defendant polluter, Golomb
& Honik achieved a multi-million dollar settlement
against the bankrupt polluter, instead of the
pennies on the dollar that many other creditors
received.
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