If you or a loved one suffered injuries, property damage, or other financial losses due to another party’s actions, you may be entitled to compensation for those losses.
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If you or a loved one suffered a personal injury or financial loss due to a car accident in Chicago, IL – you may be entitled to compensation for those damages.
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If you or a loved one have suffered injuries, property damage, or other financial losses due to a truck accident in Chicago, IL – you may qualify to take legal action to gain compensation for those injuries and losses.
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If you or a loved one suffered an injury in a motorcycle accident in Chicago or the greater Chicagoland area – you may be eligible to file a Chicago motorcycle accident lawsuit.
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If you have been involved in a bicycle accident in Chicago at no fault of your own and you suffered injuries as a result, you may qualify to file a Chicago bike accident lawsuit.
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Chicago is one of the nation’s largest construction centers.
Thousands of men and women work on sites across the city and metropolitan area on tasks ranging from skilled trades to administrative operations.
Unfortunately, construction site accidents are fairly common.
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Nursing homes and nursing facilities should provide a safe, supportive environment for senior citizens, with qualified staff, nurses, and aids administering quality care.
Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect can occur, leaving residents at risk and vulnerable.
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If you are a resident of Chicago, or the greater Chicagoland area, and you have a loved one who suffered a fatal injury due to another party’s negligence or malpractice – you may qualify to file a wrongful death lawsuit on your loved one’s behalf.
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If you have suffered a slip and fall injury in Chicago you may be eligible for compensation through legal action.
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When a child is injured at a daycare center, parents are left wondering who can be held liable, who to contact for legal help, and how a lawsuit may pan out for them.
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If you or a loved one suffered injuries, property damage, or other financial losses due to another party’s actions, you may be entitled to compensation for those losses.
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If you or a loved one suffered a personal injury or financial loss due to a car accident in Edwardsville, IL – you may be entitled to compensation for those damages.
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If you or a loved one have suffered injuries, property damage, or other financial losses due to a truck accident in Edwardsville, IL – you may qualify to take legal action to gain compensation for those injuries and losses.
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If you or a loved one suffered an injury in a motorcycle accident in Edwardsville – you may be eligible to file an Edwardsville motorcycle accident lawsuit.
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If you have been involved in a bicycle accident in Edwardsville at no fault of your own and you suffered injuries as a result, you may qualify to file an Edwardsville bike accident lawsuit.
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Nursing homes and nursing facilities should provide a safe, supportive environment for senior citizens, with qualified staff, nurses, and aids administering quality care.
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If you are a resident of Edwardsville and you have a loved one who suffered a fatal injury due to another party’s negligence or malpractice – you may qualify to file a wrongful death lawsuit on your loved one’s behalf.
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If you have suffered a slip and fall injury in Edwardsville you may be eligible for compensation through legal action.
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When a child is injured at a daycare center, parents are left wondering who can be held liable, who to contact for legal help, and how a lawsuit may pan out for them.
If your child has suffered an injury at a daycare facility, you may be eligible to file a daycare injury lawsuit.
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If you or a loved one suffered injuries on someone else’s property in Edwardsville IL, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
If property owners fail to keep their premises safe, and their negligence leads to injuries, property damages or other losses as a result of an accident or incident, a premises liability lawsuit may be possible.
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If you or a loved one suffered injuries, property damage, or other financial losses due to another party’s actions, you may be entitled to compensation for those losses.
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If you or a loved one suffered a personal injury or financial loss due to a car accident in St. Louis, IL – you may be entitled to compensation for those damages.
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If you or a loved one have suffered injuries, property damage, or other financial losses due to a truck accident in St. Louis, IL – you may qualify to take legal action to gain compensation for those injuries and losses.
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If you or a loved one suffered an injury in a motorcycle accident in St. Louis or the greater St. Louis area – you may be eligible to file a St. Louis motorcycle accident lawsuit.
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If you have been involved in a bicycle accident in St. Louis at no fault of your own and you suffered injuries as a result, you may qualify to file a St. Louis bike accident lawsuit.
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St. Louis is one of the nation’s largest construction centers.
Thousands of men and women work on sites across the city and metropolitan area on tasks ranging from skilled trades to administrative operations.
Unfortunately, construction site accidents are fairly common.
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Nursing homes and nursing facilities should provide a safe, supportive environment for senior citizens, with qualified staff, nurses, and aids administering quality care.
Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect can occur, leaving residents at risk and vulnerable.
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If you are a resident of St. Louis, or the greater St. Louis area, and you have a loved one who suffered a fatal injury due to another party’s negligence or malpractice – you may qualify to file a wrongful death lawsuit on your loved one’s behalf.
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If you have suffered a slip and fall injury in St. Louis you may be eligible for compensation through legal action.
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When a child is injured at a daycare center, parents are left wondering who can be held liable, who to contact for legal help, and how a lawsuit may pan out for them.
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Tepezza, approved by the FDA in 2020, is used to treat Thyroid Eye Disease (TED), but some patients have reported hearing issues after its use.
The Tepezza lawsuit claims that Horizon Therapeutics failed to warn patients about the potential risks and side effects of the drug, leading to hearing loss and other problems, such as tinnitus.
You may be eligible to file a Tepezza Lawsuit if you or a loved one took Tepezza and subsequently suffered permanent hearing loss or tinnitus.
Elmiron, a drug prescribed for interstitial cystitis, has been linked to serious eye damage and vision problems in scientific studies.
Thousands of Elmiron Lawsuits have been filed against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer, alleging that the company failed to warn patients about the potential risks.
You may be eligible to file an Elmiron Lawsuit if you or a loved one took Elmiron and subsequently suffered vision loss, blindness, or any other eye injury linked to the prescription drug.
Suboxone, a medication often used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), has become a vital tool which offers a safer and more controlled approach to managing opioid addiction.
Despite its widespread use, Suboxone has been linked to severe tooth decay and dental injuries.
Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits claim that the companies failed to warn about the risks of tooth decay and other dental injuries associated with Suboxone sublingual films.
The chemotherapy drug Taxotere, commonly used for breast cancer treatment, has been linked to severe eye injuries, permanent vision loss, and permanent hair loss.
Taxotere Lawsuits are being filed by breast cancer patients and others who have taken the chemotherapy drug and subsequently developed vision problems.
If you or a loved one used Taxotere and subsequently developed vision damage or other related medical problems, you may be eligible to file a Taxotere Lawsuit and seek financial compensation.
Tylenol (Acetaminophen), one of the most popular over the counter medications for pain relief and high fever, has been associated with an increased risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and other developmental disorders in children exposed to Acetaminophen during pregnancy.
You may be eligible to file a Tylenol Autism ADHD Lawsuit / Acetaminophen Autism ADHD Claim if you or a loved one used Tylenol and/ or Acetaminophen during pregnancy, and your child was subsequently diagnosed with ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Recent scientific studies have found that the use of chemical hair straightening products, hair relaxers, and other hair products present an increased risk of uterine cancer, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, and other health problems.
Legal action is being taken against manufacturers and producers of these hair products for their failure to properly warn consumers of potential health risks.
You may be eligible to file a Hair Straightener Cancer Lawsuit if you or a loved one used chemical hair straighteners, hair relaxers, or other similar hair products, and subsequently were diagnosed with:
Nearly 200,000 Exactech hip, knee and ankle implants have been recalled due to packaging errors that can lead to the breakdown of parts vital to the device’s function.
Injuries related to recalled Exactech joint replacement devices may require patients to undergo revision surgery.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries from an Exactech implant device, you may be entitled to financial compensation by filing an Exactech Implant Lawsuit.
Patients with the PowerPort devices may possibly be at a higher risk of serious complications or injury due to a catheter failure, according to lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of the Bard PowerPort Device.
If you or a loved one have been injured by a Bard PowerPort Device, you may be eligible to file a Bard PowerPort Lawsuit and seek financial compensation.
The Paragard IUD, a non-hormonal birth control device, has been linked to serious complications, including device breakage during removal.
Numerous lawsuits have been filed against Teva Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Paragard, alleging that the company failed to warn about the potential risks.
If you or a loved one used a Paragard IUD and subsequently suffered complications and/or injuries, you may qualify for a Paragard Lawsuit.
Although pressure cookers were designed to be safe and easy to use, a number of these devices have been found to have a defect that can lead to excessive buildup of internal pressure.
The excessive pressure may result in an explosion that puts users at risk of serious injuries such as burns, lacerations, an even electrocution.
If your pressure cooker exploded and caused substantial burn injuries or other serious injuries, you may be eligible to file a Pressure Cooker Lawsuit and secure financial compensation for your injuries and damages.
Several studies have found a correlation between heavy social media use and mental health challenges, especially among younger users.
Social media harm lawsuits claim that social media companies are responsible for onsetting or heightening mental health problems, eating disorders, mood disorders, and other negative experiences of teens and children
You may be eligible to file a Social Media Mental Health Lawsuit if you are the parents of a teen, or teens, who attribute their use of social media platforms to their mental health problems.
Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits are being filed against manufacturers of transvaginal mesh products for injuries, pain and suffering, and financial costs related to complications and injuries of these medical devices.
Over 100,000 Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits have been filed on behalf of women injured by vaginal mesh and pelvic mesh products.
If you or a loved one have suffered serious complications or injuries from vaginal mesh, you may be eligible to file a Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit.
Camp Lejeune, a military base in North Carolina, experienced water contamination between 1953 and 1987, exposing over one million residents to harmful chemicals.
The water contamination has been linked to various health issues, including cancers, birth defects, and other diseases — leading to the filing of the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit.
You may qualify for the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit if you lived or worked at Camp Lejeune for 30+ days between August 1, 1953 and December 31, 1987 and have since suffered health effects from the decades of water contamination that occurred.
AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam) is a firefighting foam that has been linked to various health issues, including cancer, due to its PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) content.
Numerous AFFF Lawsuits have been filed against AFFF manufacturers, alleging that they knew about the health risks but failed to warn the public.
AFFF Firefighting Foam lawsuits aim to hold manufacturers accountable for putting peoples’ health at risk.
You may be eligible to file an AFFF Lawsuit if you or a loved one was exposed to firefighting foam and subsequently developed cancer.
Paraquat, a widely-used herbicide, has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, leading to numerous Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Lawsuits against its manufacturers for failing to warn about the risks of chronic exposure.
Due to its toxicity, the EPA has restricted the use of Paraquat and it is currently banned in over 30 countries.
You may be eligible to file a Paraquat Lawsuit if you or a loved one were exposed to Paraquat and subsequently diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease or other related health conditions.
Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer primarily caused by exposure to asbestos.
Asbestos trust funds were established in the 1970s to compensate workers harmed by asbestos-containing products.
These funds are designed to pay out claims to those who developed mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases due to exposure.
Those exposed to asbestos and diagnosed with mesothelioma may be eligible to file a Mesothelioma Lawsuit.
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are man-made chemicals that were widely used in various industries until they were banned in 1979 due to their toxic nature and potential health risks.
Exposure to PCBs can lead to serious health issues, including cancer, reproductive problems, and immune system disorders.
PCB Exposure Lawsuits claim that manufacturers knew about the dangers but failed to warn the public, leading to numerous PCB exposure settlements and verdicts in favor of the victims.
The Roundup Lawsuit claims that Monsanto’s popular weed killer, Roundup, causes cancer.
Numerous studies have linked the main ingredient, glyphosate, to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Leukemia, and other Lymphatic cancers.
Despite this, Monsanto continues to deny these claims.
Victims of Roundup exposure who developed cancer are filing Roundup Lawsuits against Monsanto, seeking compensation for medical expenses, pain, and suffering.
Studies have found a link between toxic baby formula and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) — a severe intestinal condition in premature infants.
Parents and guardians are filing NEC Lawsuits against baby formula manufacturers, alleging that the formulas contain harmful ingredients leading to NEC.
Despite the claims, Abbott and Mead Johnson deny the allegations, arguing that their products are thoroughly researched and dismissing the scientific evidence linking their formulas to NEC, while the FDA issued a warning to Abbott regarding safety concerns of a formula product.
You may be eligible to file a Toxic Baby Formula NEC Lawsuit if your child received baby bovine-based (cow’s milk) baby formula in the maternity ward or NICU of a hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).
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On this page, we’ll discuss an overview of the PCB Exposure Lawsuits, information regarding PCBs in St. Louis schools, possible PCB contamination in school buildings, why and when these harmful substances were used in school buildings, and much more.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic substances that were historically used in industrial and commercial applications until their production was banned in the late 1970s.
These oily liquids were extensively used in electrical equipment, building materials, and other industrial products due to their chemical stability and insulating properties.
PCBs have been listed as probable human carcinogens by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other public health agencies.
Commercial PCB mixtures may have been used in electrical equipment, building materials, and/or fluorescent lighting ballasts in St. Louis area schools built before PCBs were banned in the 1970s.
If you or a loved one attended or worked at schools containing PCB contamination, and have suffered adverse health effects related to PCB exposures, you may be eligible to file a PCB Exposure Lawsuit claim.
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were present in the capacitors of old fluorescent lighting fixtures that may have been placed in St. Louis area school buildings.
In older school buildings, the presence of materials containing PCBs, such as fluorescent light ballasts, caulks, and other building materials, leads to an increased potential for PCB exposure.
Research conducted by the University of Iowa in Vermont schools revealed that these materials and products, as they age and deteriorate, can emit PCBs into the school environment.
There is a critical need for advanced testing methods in schools and medical monitoring of individuals who may have been exposed to PCBs.
Students and faculty may have sat beneath old fluorescent lighting fixtures for decades, not knowing that they were being exposed to PCBs for several hours a day over the course of decades.
Scientific research has indicated an increased risk for several health problems and cancers in people exposed to PCBs for extended periods of time.
If you or a loved one were exposed to PCBs in St. Louis area schools, and subsequently developed health problems or symptoms of exposure, you may be eligible to file a PCB Lawsuit claim.
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Our team is currently working to identify PCB levels in school buildings, and assessing claims of people exposed to PCBs.
Contact us with any questions you may have about exposure to PCBs, possible health effects, if your or your child’s school was contaminated, and more.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were used in fluorescent lights primarily because of their electrical insulating properties and thermal stability.
PCBs were commonly used in devices and products where flammability was a concern.
Chemical stability and high resistance to heat made PCBs ideal for use in electrical transformers, capacitors, and other equipment.
These characteristics made PCBs well-suited for enhancing the performance and safety of fluorescent light ballasts.
Here’s why PCBs were used in fluorescent lights:
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from fluorescent lights over long periods can occur through different pathways.
While the use of PCBs in new fluorescent lights has been banned for decades, older buildings (like many schools in the St. Louis area) may have used fluorescent lighting fixtures that contained PCBs for years after their regulation.
Here’s how people can be exposed to PCBs in such environments:
PCBs may vaporize or release into the air from the ballasts inside fluorescent light fixtures, especially when these fixtures heat up during operation.
Over time, this continuous emission may lead to the presence of PCBs in the indoor air of buildings with older lighting systems.
People who spend long hours in these spaces, such as students and employees in schools or offices, may inhale these airborne PCB particles, contributing to exposure and putting them at risk of health problems.
As PCBs are emitted into the air, they might settle on surfaces within the building.
Over time, this process can result in the accumulation of PCB-laden dust on floors, shelves, and other indoor surfaces.
Individuals who come into contact with these contaminated surfaces, particularly through hand-to-mouth contact or touching the face, can unknowingly ingest or inhale PCBs, contributing to exposure.
In some cases, individuals working with or near older fluorescent light fixtures may come into direct contact with the fixtures themselves.
Accidental damage to the ballasts or leaks from the fixtures can release PCBs onto the skin.
Direct skin contact can be another pathway for exposure.
PCB contamination and PCB exposure are topics of increasing concern in the St. Louis area and Metro East.
Monsanto and its spin-off companies, such as Solutia, Inc., were the primary manufacturers and producers of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the 1930s until the 1970s
The Monsanto plant in Sauget, a mere seven minutes from downtown St. Louis, was the nation’s leading producer of PCBs, chemicals that were essential to the industrial economy yet hidden from public scrutiny.
Despite early health concerns raised at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1937, it took decades before the true extent of PCBs’ hazardous nature prompted legal action and their eventual ban in the United States.
The legal pursuit of Monsanto and related entities like Pharmacia and Solutia for financial responsibility in cleanup efforts reveals the intricate web of corporate accountability and environmental justice in the St. Louis area.
Several legal actions have been taken against Monsanto and its affiliates Solutia and Pharmacia for PCB exposures and contamination.
In 2016, Monsanto was ordered to pay $46.5 million to three plaintiffs by a St. Louis jury in a PCB Lawsuit.
Years earlier, in 2009, dozens of individuals filed PCB exposure lawsuits against Cerro Flow Products, Inc., Pharmacia Corporation, Solutia, Inc., Pfizer and Monsanto AG Products.
Plaintiffs claimed they developed cancer and other life-threatening diseases as a result of their exposure to the PCBs.
Years later, in 2021, St. Clair County jurors awarded 12 Sauget plaintiffs $72 million in a verdict against Cerro Flow.
PCB mixtures were produced by Monsanto at its Sauget, Illinois facility.
In the Sauget area, the contamination from Monsanto’s operations reached alarming levels, with PCB concentrations measured at millions of times above what is considered safe for human contact.
Sauget was incorporated literally as “Monsanto, Illinois”, and the Monsanto plant in Sauget produced hundreds of thousands of tons of PCBs used in the United States from the 1930s until they were banned in the 1970s.
The Monsanto plant deposited PCB waste in Sauget’s toxic dumps from the 1940s to the 1980s, and also incinerated PCBs on-site after 1977.
The Solutia Inc. facility, previously operated by Monsanto, stands as a testament to nearly a century of chemical manufacturing, leaving behind a legacy of soil and groundwater contamination.
Interventions by the EPA, including a $22 million remediation plan, highlight the ongoing struggle to mitigate the environmental damage inflicted by PCBs and other hazardous substances in the area.
A Superfund site is a designation given to contaminated areas in the United States that are heavily polluted with hazardous substances and are considered a priority for environmental cleanup and remediation.
Several Superfund sites are located in the St. Louis and Metro East areas, including:
Both the City of East St. Louis and the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul have filed lawsuits against Monsanto and its affiliates, Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, for the ongoing environmental and health effects of PCB contamination caused by Monsanto’s decades-long production of the toxic chemicals.
The Illinois Attorney General filed the lawsuit in August 2022.
East St. Louis filed in 2021, but the case was moved to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in 2023 and is currently set for a jury trial in 2024.
The lawsuit filed by the State of Illinois alleges that Monsanto was aware of the toxicity of these chemicals but publicly denied any knowledge of their dangers, aiming to hold the companies accountable for their actions, seeking compensation for damages to natural resources and addressing statewide contamination through a public health monitoring program for PCB-related health conditions.
East St. Louis claims that the Monsanto plant violated municipal littering and nuisance ordinances, with fines of up to $750 per day, and alleges the concealing PCB dangers despite early knowledge.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of synthetic organic chemicals that were widely used in various industrial and commercial applications in the past.
Monsanto was the leading producer of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
PCBs were first synthesized in the late 1920s and were produced in large quantities for several decades.
The company that first produced PCBs was purchased by Monsanto in 1935, and Monsanto then sold and introduced PCBs in several industries.
PCBs consist of a group of chemical compounds made up of biphenyl rings to which chlorine atoms are attached.
The specific arrangement and number of chlorine atoms on the biphenyl rings can vary, resulting in different PCB congeners.
According to the EPA, PCB congeners are any single, unique well-defined chemical compound in the PCB category.
Due to their toxic effects on human health and the environment, the production and use of PCBs have been largely banned in many countries.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were widely used for several decades primarily because of their valuable electrical and industrial properties, but it became apparent over time that they posed significant health and environmental risks.
PCBs were known as versatile chemicals with a range of industrial applications, being used for dielectric fluid to prevent sparking in electric transformers, as well as hydraulic oils in heavy machinery.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be found in various locations and environments, with their prevalence often tied to historical use.
While PCBs have been banned or heavily restricted in many countries for several decades due to their harmful effects on health and the environment, they can still persist in older areas and materials.
PCBs can be found in:
People may be exposed to PCBs in several ways as these toxic substances have been used in several industries and products over the years.
Since being banned for use, exposure to PCBs is less common but typically occurs through inhalation of indoor air containing PCBs or through otherwise contaminated areas.
People may become exposed to PBCs through:
Scientific research and animal studies have shown an increased risk for certain health problems subsequent to prolonged exposure to PCBs.
Potential cancers related to PCB exposure include, but are not limited to:
Other non-cancer potential health effects of PCB exposure include, but are not limited to:
Several research studies have raised alarms at the dangers of PCB exposure and the devastating health problems potentially linked to the chemicals.
Studies on the health problems linked to PCB exposure include, but are not limited to:
The history of scientific research on the health effects of PCB exposure date back to near the time the chemicals were introduced to the industrial and commercial manufacturing world.
PCBs have been known to cause liver damage and other health problems in animals exposed since studies were conducted and published in the 1930s and 1940s.
In the 1950s, human health effects were examined in exposed workers at a plant in Indiana and also in painters exposed to PCBs in plasticized paints.
It wasn’t until the 1960s that PCBs were identified not only as a danger to industrial workers, but as a public health concern.
From the 1960s to 1970s, more research was dedicated to PCB environmental contamination and adverse effects on human health.
The federal government created an Interdepartmental Task Force on PCBs in 1971, issuing a 1972 report titled “Polychlorinated Biphenyls and the Environment“.
The report stated that:
“1) PCBs should be restricted to essential or non-replaceable uses which involve minimal direct human exposure since they can have adverse effects on human health.
2) PCBs have been used so widely over such a long period that they are ubiquitous.”
Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act in 1976, which banned the manufacture and distribution of PCBs in 1979.
Multiple sources have reported that Monsanto knew about the dangers of PCBs for years yet continued to manufacture and sell them.
The Poison Papers Project, launched by the Bioscience Resource Project and the Center for Media and Democracy, produced more than 20,000 internal memos, meetings, letters, and other documents that showcase the fact that Monsanto knew PCBs were harmful to human health and the environment, but concealed that knowledge to profit.
Our lawyers are currently investigating litigation against companies who produced PCB containing products and commercial PCB mixtures used in school buildings.
Those who have produced or manufactured electrical equipments, fluorescent lights, and other PCB materials placed in school buildings could be potentially liable for health problems suffered by exposed workers and students.
Monsanto is the primary company that manufactured and distributed polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the United States.
Monsanto halted production of PCBs in 1977.
Monsanto was acquired by Bayer for $63 billion in 2018.
Monsanto has previously faced litigation over harm caused by PCBs.
The list of active and past litigations for PCB exposure and contamination is extensive, spanning the United States court system.
Some PCB exposure and contamination litigation has been successful, awarding compensation to school districts, municipalities, governmental organizations, and individuals.
Other attempts at PCB Lawsuits have been unsuccessful and dismissed.
Previous PCB Lawsuits include:
Exposure to PCBs in St. Louis schools is a concerning matter, and our attorneys are investigating possible legal action to hold responsible parties accountable for putting public health at risk.
PCB exposure has been linked to numerous adverse health effects, including several cancer types and other health problems.
These health effects include, but are not limited to, developmental deficits, endocrine effects, liver damage, reproductive effects, and more.
If you or a loved one were exposed to PCBs in St. Louis area schools, you may be eligible to file a PCB Lawsuit claim.
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Experienced lawyers will help clients through every step of the legal process, including the vital tasks of gathering evidence and assessing damages.
Evidence is important in any legal claim, especially one that calls into question the potential toxic effects of chemicals present in school buildings.
Your PCB Lawyers will help you gather and retain evidence, but this is a step you can begin on your own.
Potential evidence in a PCB Exposure Lawsuit claim may include:
Contact the PCB Lawyers at TorHoerman Law with any questions or concerns you may have regarding evidence in your PCB Lawsuit claim.
Damages refer to the total amount of losses, economic and non-economic, incurred as a result of toxic exposure.
Your attorneys will help you determine and calculate your damages.
Potential damages in a PCB Lawsuit claim may include:
The potential effects of exposure to PCBs and subsequent health problems can be far-reaching for victims.
Our attorneys will work closely with you to understand your claim and help guide you in the right direction.
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PCBs are toxic substances that have been used in electrical equipment and lighting ballasts installed in St. Louis area schools.
Exposure to PCBs affect human health, and are linked to an increased risk for liver damage, liver cancer, immune system effects, endocrine effects, reproductive issues, neurological disorders, skin disorders, cancers, and more.
If you or a loved one have been exposed to PCBs in St. Louis area schools, and subsequently developed health problems, you may be eligible to file a PCB Lawsuit claim.
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The legal team at TorHoerman Law is currently investigating potential litigation on behalf of individuals exposed to PCBs.
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PCBs were potentially used in fluorescent lighting ballasts and construction materials placed in St. Louis area schools.
St. Louis area schools that are known to have contained PCB contamination in lighting fixtures and/or construction materials may include schools built before the PCBs were banned for manufacturing in 1979.
Schools that have not been remodeled since the 1990s may still contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in certain building materials.
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are a group of synthetic organic chemicals consisting of biphenyl rings with chlorine atoms attached.
PCBs are typically oily liquids or solids with no smell or taste.
They were once widely used for their electrical insulating properties but are now known for their harmful effects on health and the environment.
PCBs may adversely affect human health by potentially causing a range of health issues, including cancer, reproductive problems, immune system disorders, and developmental abnormalities in children.
Long-term exposure to these chemicals, even at low levels, has been linked to these serious health concerns.
The use of PCBs in products, equipment, materials, and machinery has been significantly reduced or banned due to the environmental and health risks linked to PCB exposure.
Products and materials that have historically contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) include:
Older PCB transformers, lighting fixtures, and other products may still be dangerous.
PCBs are disposed of in designated hazardous waste sites.
These hazardous waste sites are approved and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
There are 95 approved Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) commercial storage and disposal facilities listed on the EPA website.
Our attorneys are currently investigating the potential for a PCB Lawsuit filed against those responsible for exposing students and workers to the toxic chemical.
Several schools in the St. Louis area contained PCBs.
If you or a loved one were exposed to PCBs and subsequently developed health problems, you may be eligible to file a PCB Lawsuit claim.
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