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What You Need to Know About Filing a Toxic Tort

A toxic tort is a type of personal injury case with multiple injured parties requesting compensation from the same defendant. Toxic tort cases typically stem from:

  • An injured party’s exposure to a toxic substance, or
  • A family’s loss of a loved one due to toxic exposure

In some cases, a drug or substance was believed to be safe at the time of exposure. In others, appropriate warnings and disclosures were not provided. In still other cases, exposure occurs because of leaks and leaches, including cases where air or groundwater is contaminated. These cases are complicated, but you do not have to handle yours without legal guidance and support. Our Alexandria personal injury lawyer can help you build an effective case and accurately assess your monetary damages.

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Understand the Dynamics of Mass Torts Cases

If you’re considering joining or starting a mass tort lawsuit with our firm, some of the advantages include the following:

  • Our law firm can handle your toxic tort case on a contingency fee basis, meaning you will pay nothing up front or out of your pocket to pursue compensation. We only collect a fee if we recover your damages.
  • You and other injured plaintiffs can concentrate on your recovery while our law firm focuses on the details of preparing your case.
  • Your case may be resolved faster than an individual lawsuit since the other party may want to avoid multiple litigations.
  • Mass torts cases can be more efficient in terms of cost and time since lawyers can pool resources for multiple clients.

Let our toxic tort drug attorneys help you build an effective case if a drug or substance you were told was safe damaged your health.

Compensation for Clients Who Suffered Injuries From Toxic Substances

In mass tort cases related to damage caused by toxic substances, our toxic tort lawyer in Alexandria, LA, can help you pursue damages.

Our law firm understands that each client can have a unique set of recoverable damages.

We work hard to ensure you are treated like an individual, not like a once-size-fits-all case file. When we assess your damages, we may determine that you qualify to seek compensation for the following:

  • All required past and future medical care
  • All injury- and recovery-related income loss
  • Physical and emotional pain and suffering
  • Lasting disfigurements and impairments
  • Wrongful death damages, if applicable

At Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers, we work hard to meet the needs of every client we represent and obtain the best possible outcome.

Time Matters When Filing Your Potential Lawsuit Against the Other Party

In general, Louisiana law limits the filing of a personal injury lawsuit to two years, per CC 3493.1. It usually also limits the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit to two years, according to CC Art. 2315.2. Some of the circumstances of your case can alter the statute of limitations, so the best way to ensure compliance is to let our law firm handle it for you. Our toxic tort attorney in Alexandria, LA, can explain the statute of limitations that applies to your case and ensure the filing deadline is met.

Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers Toxic Tort Practice Areas

Our toxic tort drug lawyers are not afraid to pursue the biggest companies and their insurance providers to recover damages for you. We represent clients injured by dangerous drugs and whose health was compromised by:

  • Asbestos
  • Tobacco
  • Product liability
  • Potential carcinogens

This list is not exhaustive. The best way to understand how our law firm can help you is to get a no-cost, no-obligation review of your case. It will give us the opportunity to listen to your story and give you the chance to learn more about how we serve our injured clients.

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If you or someone you love was injured by a dangerous drug or substance, you could be entitled to recover financial compensation. Our Alexandria toxic tort lawyer can help you hold the other party accountable for their negligence.

Contact our case review team today to learn more about how we at Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers will fight for you and the financial recovery you need and deserve. We offer free consultations and only receive a payment if you do.

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