West Virginia Personal Injury Attorney

Has exposure to a toxic chemical caused injury or disease?

When the negligent acts of another have caused exposure to toxic chemicals resulting in personal injury or illness, you may be able to recover compensation for your losses under the toxic tort law of West Virginia. What is a toxic tort? It is a unique type of personal injury lawsuit in which an individual asserts that exposure to a chemical caused injury, disease or wrongful death. Toxic torts can derive from long or short term on-the-job exposure to chemicals or from ingestion of toxins inherent in dangerous pharmaceuticals, or from old or faulty consumer products. In fact, toxic torts can originate from many activities at home or in our everyday routine environments.

Your injury or illness may have manifested after prolonged exposure to asbestos or solvents, such as benzene, or your injury or illness may have resulted more expediently as from an explosion or similar accident. No matter what the circumstances, the physical, emotional and financial effects can be devastating and are often life-threatening. When you have been harmed due to toxic chemical exposure, it is strongly advised you seek the legal representation of a West Virginia personal injury attorney.

Hartley & O'Brien provide excellent, aggressive legal representation for each and every client. Since our firm accepts only a small number of toxic tort cases at any one time, we can devote our considerable expertise and resources to your cause. We have obtained several million dollar judgments on behalf of our clients. Our AV rating with the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers ensures you retain toxic tort specialists with the highest degree of professional and ethical standards, and a reputation for excellence in and out of the courtroom. We have arrived at this level of success through superior service and personalized attention to each case.

Personal Injury Lawyer Representing People Exposed to Toxic Substances, Products or Environments in West Virginia

If you have contracted mesothelioma or lung cancer as a result of exposure to asbestos or have developed blood cancers through handling or exposure to toxic solvents and benzene, no amount of money can compensate you fully for your loss of health, your ability to work or a normal life. Suffering a life-threatening illness or injury is devastating, and when it is due to the negligent, careless, harmful acts of another, can bring about feelings of anger and helplessness. However, successful litigation of your toxic tort case, can not only relieve the stress and worry of current and future medical, hospital and wage loss expenses, but may also provide peace of mind on bringing the responsible parties to justice.

It is our goal to change unsafe work practices by bringing large corporations before the bar. We feel it is our duty to expose the negligent and often intentionally harmful actions of public and private industry, holding them accountable in court for serious environmental contamination or failure to adhere to federal and state safety guidelines, which sicken, injure and kill people. We believe it is the responsibility of companies and large corporations to adequately caution consumers and employees to the potential risks associated with toxic exposure. Whether you are a rubber worker, gasoline hauler, a homemaker or consumer, we feel that unnecessary or undue exposure to toxins should not be a part of your life.

Some employers in trades and industries significantly affected by toxic exposure are federally mandated to provide hazardous profession compensation to employees working under dangerous conditions. These include federal employers, themselves, who must protect railway workers against potential loss in dangerous railroad accidents through FELA, the Federal Employers Liability Act. The Maritime Jones Act in part protects the rights of seamen injured as a result of duty on U.S. merchant ships.

Establishment of liability in a personal injury claim and providing documentation to prove grounds for personal injury claims, especially in the case of toxic torts, can be very complex. It is vital to consult legal professionals qualified to help you face the challenges your claim presents. From confronting the responsible party - often large corporations and manufacturers of toxins - with the extent of your illness or injury, to presentation of extensively prepared evidence, and finally enforcing acceptance of responsibility in the form of fair settlement, or if needed by jury verdict, you depend on your attorney to protect your rights and see that justice is served. You can count on us. We became lawyers because we want to help those in need - that is the focus of everything we do!

Contact a West Virginia personal injury attorney today for the representation you deserve when you have been exposed to toxic chemicals.