HAVE YOU OR A LOVED ONE SUFFERED FROM LEAD POISONING DUE TO UNSAFE EXPOSURE?
You May Be Entitled To Substantial Compensation
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LEAD POISONING & AUTISTIC SYMPTOMS
Many Symptoms Caused by Childhood Lead Poisoning Also Fall Within the List of Symptoms Included in the Old Definition of Autism and What Is Now Known as Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
What is Lead Poisoning?
Lead poisoning is a childhood disease most commonly caused by a landlord’s failure to take proper care of painted walls, windows, and doors in an apartment rented to a family with young children. Young children living in an apartment with peeling, chipping and damaged lead paint and lead paint dust breathe in this contaminated material causing lead to enter their blood. Lead paint in baby food can also lead to exposure. High levels of lead in a young child’s body causes serious permanent brain dysfunction, learning problems, behavioral disorders, and attention deficits.
WERE YOU EXPOSED TO LEAD THAT CAUSED SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS?
Why Are Children At Risk of Lead Poisoning?
Children under the age of seven are very sensitive to the hazardous effects of lead because their brains are still developing and are able to absorb ingested lead more easily than adults. This is also the period of time when children play on the floor, their hands touch the floor and painted surfaces in the apartment, and then their hands find their way to their mouths. Sometimes high lead levels are not identified until after the child has already been observed to demonstrate some symptoms that are on the ASD list of symptoms. Other times, a child will first be diagnosed with lead poisoning and then be classified or categorized as ASD.
Does Lead Poisoning Cause Autism?
ASD is NOT a medical condition. ASD is a diagnosis made upon the presence of a minimum number of symptoms which have reached a certain level of severity. Since lead poisoning causes many symptoms included in the list of symptoms under the ASD heading, lead poisoning is a cause of ASD by definition. For example lead poisoning causes cognitive deficits, learning disabilities, behavioral delays, neurological immaturity, and attention deficits.
What’s the Difference Between Autism & Lead Poisoning?
The key difference between children with lead poisoning who have symptoms similar to ASD and true ASD children is whether or not the child has the ability to have relationships with others. For example experts in the field will consider whether the child is able to communicate with a parent or with a sibling, or with a classmate or with a teacher, or with other adults. If your child has a history of lead poisoning and is able to have a relationship with others, then you should consider consulting with the lead poisoning lawyers at Levy Konigsberg.
Can I File a Lawsuit for Lead Poisoning?
If the symptoms and problems which your child is suffering from were caused as a result of apartment conditions which existed because your landlord didn’t take proper care of the painted surfaces, then you have a right to obtain compensation for your child. Levy Konigsberg can evaluate your lead poisoning case and determine whether they can assist you in obtaining compensation for the damages and injuries to your child including his lost intelligence and future diminished lifetime earnings ability.
Levy Konigsberg has successfully obtained millions of dollars in compensation for children who had been lead poisoned and were also diagnosed with autism or ASD. If your child has high lead levels and has been diagnosed with ASD, but has the ability to have social relationships with others, then you should consider contacting us to investigate whether your child may have been misdiagnosed. Levy Konigsberg works with the finest experts in the fields of psychology and pediatric medicine who are acutely aware of the similarities and differences between lead poisoning and ASD.
We handle lead poisoning cases against landlords, property owners, and companies whose negligence exposed people to toxic lead and caused serious health problems.
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Trust Levy Konigsberg's Legal Team for Proven Results in Lead Poisoning Cases
Levy Konigsberg LLP, a nationally recognized law firm, has built a legacy over three decades, securing billions in compensation for its clients. Led by award-winning attorneys, we specialize in representing individuals and families across the country who have suffered from lead poisoning caused by unsafe housing, negligent property owners, and companies that failed to protect people from toxic lead exposure. Our top-rated trial practice holds landlords, corporations, and manufacturers accountable for the harm they cause, with numerous testimonials and successful case results.