Protecting Your Rights: Water Contamination Lawyers

Our natural resources, including our sources of ground and drinking water, are vital to the health of individuals and their loved ones in the United States. While the Clean Water Act is a federal law that attempts to regulate potential water contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot always prevent toxic exposure in domestic water supplies. Despite efforts by the EPA, water pollution persists with various chemicals, putting people at risk. National news has covered issues in places like Flint, Michigan, and the decades-long Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune water contamination crisis in North Carolina crisis in North Carolina.

Water contamination lawsuits and your contaminated water claim

Groups of toxic chemicals, such as benzene, have historically ended up in the water that our health relies upon and are far too common in our communities and their water supplies. 

In some cases, a group of people, such as employees, neighbors or family members, are exposed to toxic chemicals or substances together, which can result in a class action lawsuit. We have experienced toxic tort attorneys who have handled various toxic tort cases, including class action lawsuits for their clients.

An example of a water contamination case is our fight for residents with cancer who live near a metal processing plant in Union, Illinois. Evidence shows that the plant had been contaminating groundwater with carcinogens for decades. Furthermore, this contamination occurred only feet from a school for 6th-to-12th graders. Residents of the community were exposed to chemicals such as trichloroethylene, also known as TCE.

In 2023, the nation watched as an Ohio community was impacted by a train derailment that exposed those residents to volatile organic compounds (VOCS), such as vinyl chloride. Law firms like ours have dedicated teams of water contamination lawyers who seek justice for those impacted by these toxic chemicals and are available to discuss legal options for anyone exposed to contaminated water sources.

Types of health conditions and health effects of water contamination

Water contamination via water supplies, groundwater contamination, or other contact sources with water impacted by toxic chemicals can result in life-changing health conditions. The following list of health problems includes, but is not limited to, a number of potential outcomes of contact with contaminated water:

• Wrongful death
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Birth defects
• Kidney cancer
• Leukemia
• Liver cancer
• Lung cancer
• Parkinson’s disease

Environmental attorneys and toxic tort attorneys

The water contamination attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin know that the damage in these situations can also include missed work and loss of income, medical bills for treatment, and more. The attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin know how to navigate legal action in these complex cases, bring justice to victims, and sometimes settle these cases without going to trial.

With headquarters in Chicago, Romanucci & Blandin approaches a water contamination action as a way to provide monetary compensation and hold a culpable person or institution financially accountable for the economic, physical, and emotional damages that have occurred.

Our law firm has a team of attorneys and staff with years of environmental litigation experience. Our team includes partners who guide the process and share their deep knowledge of these types of lawsuits. Each client and each situation is different, and your claim is treated with great care and respect as the team investigates what happened and determines the best path to justice for you.

At Romanucci & Blandin, our water contamination attorneys research the most up-to-date regulatory changes and environmental laws and hire trained and experienced environmental experts to work as expert witnesses and consultants on your cases. We will evaluate your injury and claim and research the relevant statute of limitations applicable to your case. Whether to review medical bills and resource laws or know state and governmental agencies and how they operate, we work to locate and utilize the best expert witnesses across the country who are experienced in all the relevant state laws.

Free Consultation on your case with Chicago-based water contamination lawyers

The water contamination attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin have proven success in these types of cases. If you or a loved one has suffered injury or wrongful death, please contact our office at 312-458-1000 or click here for a free case evaluation. There is never a fee until you are compensated for your injuries at the end of the case.

Disclaimer: The content found on this page is not legal assistance and contacting the environmental and toxic tort lawyers at Romanucci & Blandin’s law office for a free consultation regarding personal injury cases and water contamination claims does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. 

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