While physical injury
cases can be decided without digging deeper into scientific details,
toxic tort cases require a somewhat more complex approach to come up
with a fair judgment. Namely, it requires the statement of a reliable
medical expert witness. Here are some basic facts about the technical
realm of toxic tort claims and litigation that every lawyer should
arm themselves with:
Toxic Tort Defined
Toxic torts refer to a
class of personal injury lawsuit wherein the plaintiff is supposedly
injured by exposure to some form of toxin or hazardous chemical. A
common example of this type of tort is class action lawsuits filed by
workers against their employers after discovering that they were
exposed to toxic chemicals during the duration of their employment
(this is also referred to as occupational toxicity or poisoning).
Possible Defendants
Another common type of
defendant involved is apartment owners who rent out space without
informing the would-be tenants about the dangerous substances lurking
in their buildings like lead paint, black mold, or even radioactive
chemicals.
Making a Claim
Making a toxic tort case
and winning it could be difficult, what with the fact that it often
takes a medical practitioner to establish causation in such
instances. For this reason, you should look into hiring a reputable
toxicology expert witness.
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