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Manhattan Lead Poisoning Lawyer
The Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø has been helping victims of lead poisoning and serious personal injuries for more than 40 years, and we are proud of that legacy. If a child in Manhattan was poisoned by lead — usually from old paint in the apartment — please call for a free consultation. There is no fee to speak to us or for us to evaluate your potential case.
Our principal office
We publish our principal office at 305 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007 — lower Manhattan, near City Hall — and the same number reaches our Bronx office at 1500 Astor Avenue, 2nd Floor, Bronx, NY 10469. You can come to either published address.
Experience makes all the difference
Lead poisoning is most common, and most damaging, in very young children. Exposure to lead-based paint is the primary source. Even a small amount of peeling, chipping, or dusting paint in older housing can be hazardous, and no amount of lead is safe in a child’s body.
This firm was counsel for the plaintiffs in Juarez v. Wavecrest Management Team Ltd., 88 N.Y.2d 628 (1996) — the Court of Appeals decision that set the rules for landlord liability for lead-based paint in New York City. Lead cases are often complex, and an experienced attorney should review yours promptly.
Bring what you know — the building, the child’s age, and the blood test if you have it — and if you do not have the number yet, say that. Call The Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø. There is no fee to speak to us or for us to evaluate your potential case.
Past lead recoveries
We have recovered many millions of dollars for victims of lead poisoning. Recent firm announcements describe Bronx and Brooklyn matters; announced recoveries are not a prediction for a Manhattan case.
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For dated announcements of past results — not a prediction for any other case — see New York lead poisoning lawyers.
What you can do now
Speak with your child’s doctor, and do not scrape or sand paint yourself. If paint is peeling, or repairs are making dust, call 311 — immigration status does not block a housing complaint. We cannot order a blood test or a repair; that is the Health Department’s role. A longer checklist is on What to do now.
A lawsuit over a child’s lead poisoning is not typically a legal basis to evict a tenant who has a lease. If a landlord threatens that, please say so when you call.
Lead poisoning information
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