Toxic Torts

• Our Firm has over 35 years of experience in toxic tort litigation.
  
• Normally the cases we file are for individual plaintiffs.  Class actions are not the best way to achieve maximum results on behalf of a toxic tort client.
  
• Examples of areas of expertise:
  • Mesothelioma and other asbestos related cancer cases;
  • Popcorn workers exposed to butter flavoring;
  • Workers from the oil or chemical industry who suffer from blood disorders such as leukemia.

Toxic torts include any injury caused by dangerous chemicals or other hazardous substances. Some hazardous substances are well-known, such as asbestos, lead, benzene, and beryllium. However, even products that seem safe may contain hazardous chemicals. One example is microwave popcorn flavoring containing diacetyl, a chemical that causes irreparable lung damage. Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA has a successful history of representing people injured by toxic substances.

Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA has represented the victims of asbestos for decades. Our firm has successfully litigated on behalf of both individuals and members of particular unions. Additionally, Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA has worked with co-counsel to recover on behalf of innocent property owners forced to endure the crushing costs of asbestos abatement.

Working closely with nationally-recognized co-counsel, Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA has also helped to recover substantial settlements on behalf of workers at a Marion, Ohio, popcorn plant, who developed irreparable lung damage from commercial butter flavorings. Popcorn flavoring can cause a disease known as bronchiolitis obliterans – an obliteration of the airways, known by the press as “popcorn-workers’ lung.” In 2003, Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA filed the first case in Ohio involving this new area of litigation. Since that time, the firm’s popcorn-flavoring practice has continued to grow, as lung injuries at other popcorn, snack-food, and flavoring plants become known. The firm now represents hundreds of workers out of four plants in two states.

Despite the knowledge that some substances are dangerous, many industries continue to do the wrong thing. They continue to manufacture and distribute products containing toxic substances, and fail to place any warnings on the labels, or on material safety data sheets. If you believe you have been injured by a dangerous chemical or other substance – either at home or in the workplace – contact Robert E. Sweeney Co., LPA. We will give your case an evaluation backed by experience.