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In many occupations, working with chemicals is an everyday part of the job. Some of those chemicals are relatively harmless. Others can cause serious health problems —sometimes right away, sometimes over years. Whenever a business requires its employees to work with dangerous chemicals, it has a duty to do what it can to protect the health and safety of those workers as well. But because that costs money, some employers cut corners. And most terrifying of all, cutting corners not only endangers employees – chemical exposures can cause catastrophic birth defects in the employees' unborn children.
At Plattner Verderame, P.C., we hold companies accountable for choices that put worker health and safety below profits. Profit is important – but profit shouldn't come before people. Our attorneys understand the relationship between chemicals used by employers today and the birth defects that their employees' children may have suffered. We know how to establish that connection. We are here and ready to help.
Cognitive impairment, brain injury, missing limbs and other birth defects have been linked to chemical exposure before and during pregnancy. If your baby was born with some type of physical or mental disability, call or contact our Phoenix, Arizona, law office from anywhere in the country.
Who's at Risk?
First, it isn't just women who need to be worried about exposure to chemicals. Men who work with chemicals are also at increased risk to have children with birth defects. In particular, folks who work in the electronics industry, especially making semiconductors, are at risk. These cases are often called "clean room" cases, but because many fabs have defective air circulation systems, the chemicals can cause reproductive harm to anyone in the building – not just the workers in closest contact with the chemicals. Clean room workers, contractors working on the tools or the vents, engineers and others coming in and out all share the risk of harm – including harm to children not born for several years after the exposure.
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Other high-risk occupations connected to birth defects include:
- Dry cleaners
- Beauticians
- Florists
- Auto mechanics
- Printers
- Anyone who works with gasoline, benzene, solvents, refrigerants or industrial alcohol
Many of the chemical-related birth defect cases we're currently seeing involve clean room exposures. In the Phoenix area alone, clean room operations are run by national and global high-tech companies such as Motorola, Intel and ASML – and, sadly, a company may not be more concerned about safety just because their brand is famous – even if their commercials would make you think otherwise. The "clean" in clean room? It turns out that many manufacturers put almost all the money in keeping the product clean, and cut costs on worker safety.
Proving employer negligence and that a particular child's injuries resulted from that negligence is complex and expensive. We pay for the expenses of investigation and litigation. If we can't prove the case, we'll tell you. If the case is both righteous and provable, we'll fight for you. Let us make a difference for you and your family.
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Find out for yourself why other law firms from around the country have been relying on our expertise and referring difficult cases to our lawyers for years. Call or contact us today and tell us your story. If we can help, we will.
We handle chemical exposure-related birth defect cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that you won't owe us anything to have us represent you unless we obtain a verdict or settlement on your behalf. If you're an honest person with honest injuries, we're a law firm that wants to help you.
