Toxic Torts

Red Bank, New Jersey Chemical Exposure Injury Lawyer

Toxic torts is a familiar way to refer to product liability or other negligence claims that result from exposure to chemicals and products that have been proven to cause illness when ingested, inhaled, or enter the blood stream through direct contact. As in all product liability claims, there are three grounds for filing a legal cause of action to recover compensation for injury and losses resulting from toxic illness:

• Negligence on the part of the manufacturer, distributor, or property owner
• Breach of warranty on the part of the manufacturer or distributor
• Strict product liability on the part of the manufacturer, packager, or distributor. In landfill cases, owners and operators of the disposal site, generators and haulers of toxic waste may be held strictly liable based upon a landmark case our firm handled in the 1980s.

It is clear that toxic tort cases can become among the most complex litigation matters handled by the courts. Cases may involve several levels of liability, including manufacturing liability, packaging and labeling, transportation, and subcontractors involved in the use, installation, or removal of the toxic materials.

We are not afraid to break new ground in tort law

The personal injury litigation firm of Drazin and Warshaw P.C., is recognized for our ability to handle the most complex toxic tort cases, for individuals and group action cases. Toxic tort claims rely heavily upon the use of expert witnesses on all toxic tort issues. Regardless of which grounds for a lawsuit are pursued, our attorneys have the resources to investigate and prepare a clear presentation of facts at trial, whether to a judge or a jury. We make sure that the opposing lawyers, the judge, and the jurors understand the negligence or conduct on the part of the defendants was unreasonably dangerous and resulted in injury to the plaintiff or a group of plaintiffs. The primary issues in such cases will often be the causal relationship of the harmful agent to the plaintiff's injuries, and frequently involves sophisticated experts such as toxicologists, industrial hygienists as well as medical doctors.

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Contact us to learn more about our extensive experience handling complex toxic tort cases. We are the voice of victims in central New Jersey.