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If you have been named or sued in a lead paint poisoning claim or case, call us for a free consultation at the Law Firm of Charles Jerome Ware, LLC, at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016. We can help you.
Lead (Pb) is a heavy, low melting, bluish-gray metal that occurs naturally in the Earth's crust. However, it is rarely found in a natural state as a metal. It is usually found in combination with two or more other elements to form lead compounds. Over the years, lead (Pb) has been mixed with gasoline and with paint, used as solder for cans and for copper pipes, as piping for drinking water, blended with vinyl and with brass, employed as protective shielding against radiation and in the manufacture of batteries and computer components.
For thousands of years lead has proven to be a very useful substance. For nearly as long, we have also known that exposure to lead can cause serious adverse health effects. In major Mid-Atlantic and Northeast areas such as Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York and Boston, for example, lead turns up in our pre-1978 built apartments and houses, government and commercial buildings, yards, in the air, in our water and plumbing, in our landfills, etc.
Lead is a powerful neurotoxin, which means excessive exposure to it can damage the brain. It can also injure other soft tissues and organs, can interfere with the formation of blood, and exposure to enough lead (Pb) can even kill. Both children and adults are vulnerable to lead's health effects.
Due to the very high number of pre-1978 built apartments and houses in Baltimore and the District of Columbia, residential rental landlords and home owners are primary targets for lead paint claims and lawsuits in these metropolitan areas.
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