Young Children Are at an Increased Risk of Developing Lead Poisoning from Lead Paints in an Apartment, Which Are a Health Risk to the Child’s Future Cognitive and Mental Development
Children who have high blood lead levels are usually young and between the ages of 18 and 36 months. This is because toddlers and young children are more likely to use hand-to-mouth behaviors around the home, whereby if there is flaking lead paint on surfaces accessible and low areas the children can eat lead paint. If a child eats and ingests lead paint, because the child is small in weight and stature, the eating of lead paint will be absorbed by the child’s body at a high rate of absorption.1 It can be difficult for healthcare professionals to diagnose lead poisoning in small children, and testing may include:
- Blood lead level testing
- Complete medical history of the child
- Physical examination of the child
- Iron status calls
- Child’s growth and development
- Family education
- Abdominal x-rays
- Oral chelation therapy
If your child has been a victim of lead poisoning from living in your apartment, you can call us today to review your personal injury claim for free. You can call us at the Normandie Law Firm at 800.790.5422.
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Lead Poisoning in Children Can Be Highly Dangerous to the Child’s Future Health
Older pain in homes can come with an issue of children being exposed to lead paint. If there are lead paints used and no remediated on the walls of an apartment building, then as the paint chips, the children may be tempted to ingest and eat the paint on those windowsills and walls as it flakes off over time. Lead poisoning in children can lead to serious future health consequences for the child, including:2
- Growth retardation
- Intellectual disabilities
- Irreversible damage to the nervous system
- Damage to the blood system
- Issues with the digestive system
- Irritability
- Memory loss
- Abdominal pain
- Toxic encephalopathy
- Irreversible neurological damage
- Irreversible behavioral development
Lead has no reason to be in a person’s body, and any time it is detected in a person’s blood it is abnormal, toxic and going to be a problem. This is especially true in children, where the damage to the child’s system can be irreversible. If your child has sustained lead poisoning, you need to call us immediately and we can initiate a lawsuit on the merits of your child’s personal injuries. All that you need to do is to make the first call to us now, at the Normandie Law Firm at 800.790.5422.
Lead Poisoning Is Deadly on All Accounts, Lead Has No Business in the Human Body
Children who ingest lead in any form in an apartment, can have irreversible neurological or organ damage, which can also affect the child’s developing nervous system as well.3 A child who eats lead paint chips can develop many serious problems, including:
- Paraplegia
- Swallowing disorders
- Aphasia
- Respiratory distress
- Septic shock
- Death
- Damage to reproductive organs
- Damage to immune system
- Liver damage
- Kidney damage
- Central nervous system damage
- Peripheral nervous system damage
Lead poisoning can also affect adults, as the dust from the lead paint can get into food resources and kitchen areas of an apartment where the lead paint chips have not been safely remediated. You can call us to review and discuss your claim for lead poisoning, by calling our legal team right now.
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Can I Sue for a Lead Poisoning Case Against an Apartment Building Owner and Against a Landlord?
Yes, we can sue for a lead poisoning case against an apartment building owner and a landlord, when there is lead paint in an apartment that has never been remediated, creating a health hazard for the family and children living in the apartment. Chronic lead poisoning can be found in adults, when there are high levels of lead in an apartment, with lead chips, lead dust, or other environmental pollutants containing lead in a living area of an apartment or home. The long term exposure of an adult living with lead in a living area can lead to abdominal pain and anemia, as well as other complications which can be hard to diagnose.4 If you are an adult or a child who has suffered from an environmental exposure to lead poisoning from an apartment, you can call us to review your claim, and talk to our Los Angeles case lawyers. We can file a lawsuit on your behalf and get the process started to help you review the recovery compensation needed to reimburse you for your medical bills related to this claim. We will give you the access you require to get the recovery compensation package that you deserve in this case, and our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue the building owner and landlord for your expenses, losses and damages related to this personal injury claim.
Average Case Value of a Lead Poisoning Case Against an Apartment Building Owner and Against a Landlord
The average case value of a lead poisoning case against an apartment owner or a landlord can range from $30,000 to over $3 million.
How Long Does It Take to Settle and to Get Paid on These Cases?
It can take 4-7 months to settle out your claim for a lead poisoning case. Your particular case will be reviewed, and we will have a better idea of the time to settle the case after talking to you now about your personal injuries related to the lead poisoning claim.
Statute Of Limitations – How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit?
The statute of limitations in California for personal injury lawsuit filing is two years. The statute of limitations in California for harassment and discrimination lawsuit filing is one year, with a two year timeframe to file for wrongful termination.
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References
1Christensen, K., Coons, M. J., Walsh, R. O., Meiman, J. G., & Neary, E. (2019). Childhood Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin. WMJ: Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 118(1), 16–20.
2Duan, Y., Yan, L., Gao, Z., & Gou, Y. (2023). Lead poisoning in a 6-month-old infant: a case report. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1132199. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1132199.
3Rouzi, L., Elhamri, H., Kalouch, S., Salam, S., Moutawakil, B. E., Chaoui, H., Badrane, N., Fekhaoui, M., & Jouhadi, Z. (2022). Lead poisoning with encephalic and neuropathic involvement in a child: case report. The Pan African Medical Journal, 42, 276. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2022.42.276.33007
4Yang, Y., Li, S., Wang, H., Liu, M., Tuo, B., Wu, H., Deng, S., & Liu, X. (2020). Chronic lead poisoning induced abdominal pain and anemia: a case report and review of the literature. BMC Gastroenterology, 20(1), 335. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01482-x
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