Toxic Chemicals Attorney in Austin, Texas
What advice do you have for people who suspect they have been exposed to toxic chemicals?
What advice do you have for people who suspect they have been exposed to toxic chemicals?
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the first thing they have to establish
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is if they have
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an adverse reaction or some kind of an
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illness or condition that can be
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attributed to that chemical
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so
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just because you’re exposed to a toxic
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chemical doesn’t mean you’re going to
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suffer harm
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but if you do
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then you really need to
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discuss it with a lawyer as soon as
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possible and the reason for that is
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because
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once whatever illness or disease or
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condition occurs
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that can be attributed to the toxic
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chemical
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what’s called the statute of limitations
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begins to run in most states that’s two
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years
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from the date that the
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uh illness manifested itself or first
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was diagnosed sometimes it’s as short as
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one year so it’s important as soon as
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you have been diagnosed with that kind
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of an illness that that you think could
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be attributed to a toxic exposure you
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talk to a lawyer about it and not just
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any lawyer you really need to talk to a
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lawyer that has experience
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handling these kinds of toxic exposure
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cases because they’re complex they’re
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high value and if the lawyer is not
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well suited for that kind of a case a
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lot can go wrong for example some of the
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cases that are
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quite prevalent now are exposure to a
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chemical
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herbicide called paraquat
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paraquat is now been established to
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cause parkinson’s disease
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particularly in
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men and women who have been applicators
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it’s a tightly restricted chemical but
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the chemical manufacturers of this of
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this herbicide
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knew that it could cause parkinson’s but
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never disclosed that to anyone so the
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people using it had no idea that they
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were
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exposing themselves to this risk
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once they have developed parkinson’s
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and they learn about the connection to
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paraquat it’s imperative they speak to a
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lawyer as soon as possible because the
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statute of limitations is running and if
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the one year or two year period expires
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then there’s no basis to bring a claim
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after that that the the
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the claim expires and and that that’s
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permanent
Austin, TX personal injury attorney Scott Hendler shares his advice for people who suspect they have been exposed to toxic chemicals.
