When a person or many people are injured by exposure to dangerous toxic substances in the environment Massachusetts, the legal term for that event is called a toxic tort Massachusetts Personal Injury Lawyers has extensive experience representing toxic tort plaintiffs, both as individuals and in mass actions, who sought recovery of damages for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering after exposure to toxic chemicals.

Toxic torts can occur in a number of ways Exposure to toxic materials can happen in many different ways. Some examples are: drinking water that has been polluted by discharged waste from a manufacturing plant, inhaling a cancer-causing substance such as benzene, silica dust (causing silicosis), asbestos, or ingesting lead paint to name just a few.

It is worth noting that persons living along the Gulf Coast, where petrochemical refining is a major industry, may be at an unusually high risk for exposure to toxic substances. According to The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in its Atlas of U.S. Cancer Mortality, cancer death rates for white males along the Texas Gulf Coast are among the highest in the country. In addition, the death rates from cancer among whites are growing faster in this area than anywhere else in the United States. Studies at petrochemical facilities have indicated marked increases in cancers of the blood system, brain, prostate, and skin.

Anyone who has been exposed to a toxic substance should check with their doctor to be monitored for health problems. If you have been injured or become ill as a result of toxic exposure, you must take action within a limited period of time or you will lose your right to seek recovery. So if you wish to know your legal rights, please don't delay. Call Massachusetts for a free consultation.