C8 Lawsuit Lawyers from Wright & Schulte LLC Will Meet with Residents In Mid-Ohio Valley Who Wish to File a C8 Lawsuit Against DuPont
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) September 10, 2013 -- The 3C8 lawsuit lawyers at Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced personal injury law firm, will be meeting with mid-Ohio Valley residents who would like to discuss filing a C8 lawsuit against DuPont in September. If you would like to attend a meeting please call 1-800-399-0795 or contact us through our FREE case review form on our site http://www.yourlegalhelp.com.
Wright & Schulte LLC is already representing numerous clients in a multidistrict litigation established for DuPont C8 lawsuits in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, where Richard W. Schulte, a partner with the firm, is serving as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering. All of the C8 lawsuits pending in the federal proceeding allege personal injury or wrongful death due to ingestion of drinking water that was polluted with C8, a toxic chemical that was discharged from DuPont’s Washington Works facility in Parkersburg for decades. (In Re: E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company C-8 Personal Injury Litigation, MDL No. 2433
Anyone who lived or worked in certain #Ohio and West Virginia water districts prior to December 1, 2004, or their survivors, may be eligible to file a C8 lawsuit if they developed a disease that may be related to exposure to C8-tainted drinking water, including.
Kidney cancer
Testicular cancer
Thyroid disease, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Disorder
Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis)
Preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy)
High cholesterol
Affected individuals are urged to contact Wright & Schulte LLC today to schedule an appointment with a C8 lawyer during their visit to the area. To learn more about C8 lawsuits, please call 1-800-399-0795, or visit http://www.yourlegalhelp.com.
C8, also known as PFOA or perfluorooctanoic acid, is a chemical that was used by DuPont in the manufacture of Teflon. In 2005, DuPont reached a settlement in a C8 class action lawsuit which, among other things, established the C8 Science Panel and charged it with investigating potential links between exposure to the chemical and a number of serious illnesses. In October 2012, the Panel reported that it had established a probable association between C8 exposure and kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, inflammatory bowel disease, preeclampsia, and high cholesterol. (Leach v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., No. 01-C-608 (W. Va. Cir. Ct.))
(c8sciencepanel.org/prob_link.html; C8 Science Panel, October 29, 2012)
The C8 class action lawsuit settlement, which affected some 70,000 Ohio and West Virginia residents who lived and worked in the vicinity of the Washington Works plant, also stipulated that any individual who had been exposed to C8 contaminated water would be eligible to file a personal injury lawsuit if they developed a disease ultimately determined to be associated with C8 exposure. In order to file an individual C8 lawsuit against DuPont, potential plaintiffs must have been diagnosed with a related disease, and they must have lived in one of six water districts included in the settlement prior to December 1, 2004. Those six water districts are:
Little Hocking, Ohio
Belpre, Ohio
Village of Pomeroy, Ohio
Tuppers Plains, Ohio
Lubeck Public Service District, West Virginia
Mason County Public Service District, West Virginia
A federal multidistrict litigation was established this past April in the Southern District of Ohio to handle all personal injury and wrongful death claims filed in accordance with the terms of the 2005 C8 class action lawsuit settlement. According to court documents, U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus, who is overseeing the federal C8 lawsuits, has scheduled the multidistrict litigation’s first bellwether trial for September 2015. A second C8 lawsuit will head to trial in November 2015.
About Wright & Schulte LLC
Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced personal injury firm, is dedicated to the belief that America’s legal system should work for the people. Every day, the attorneys of Wright Schulte LLC stand up for the rights of people who have been injured or wronged, and fight tirelessly to ensure that even the world’s most powerful corporations take responsibility for their actions. If you’re looking for a law firm that will guarantee the aggressive and personal representation you deserve, please do not hesitate to contact Wright & Schulte LLC today. Free DuPont C8 lawsuit case evaluations are available through yourlegalhelp.com, or call 1-800-399-0795
Contact:
Wright Schulte LLC
812 East National Road
Vandalia, Ohio 45377
1-800-399-0795
http://www.yourlegalhelp.com
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Richard Schulte, Wright & Schulte LLC, http://www.yourlegalhelp.com, +1 1-800-399-0795, [email protected]
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