The Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury attorneys at Murphy Law Firm handle cases involving chemical spills and toxic exposures.  Below is some information that may be helpful to you if you were in an accident involving chemical spills or exposure to toxic substances.

Chemicals are used everyday in your home and at the workplace. Though most manufactures and property owners follow safety guidelines, toxic accidents are sometimes the result of negligence and/or intentional acts of corporate wrongdoers. In Louisiana, during the years 1993-2000, fifty companies reported thirty-two chemical accidents. The types of accidents included toxic gas releases, fires, explosions and liquid spills or evaporation. Exposure to such chemicals have been linked to birth defects, cancer, brain injuries, and allergic reactions ranching from shortness of breath, pain in the chest, headaches, vomiting, and nausea.

Common Symptoms: tearing eyes, burning of the eyes, nose, throat, chest, and skin, sweating, blurred vision, stomach aches, and diarrhea

More Serious Symptoms: difficulty breathing, coughing, wheezing, and weakness

Extreme Symptoms: sudden collapse, convulsions, and possibly even death

Everyone is at risk to the exposure of chemical toxins. Those at a higher risk work or live near a plant, mill, or shipyard. Nonetheless, passing trucks, trains, barges and ships are subject to an accident causing the omission of dangerous chemicals into our water, air and soil.

Murphy law firm has successfully litigated chemical exposure cases involving chlorine gas, Ammonia , chlorinated hydrocarbons, and dioxins. If you have been in an accident involving the release toxic chemicals, the attorneys at Murphy Law Firm will help you receive compensation for the injuries you sustained from the exposure to these chemicals.

Please do not hesitate to contact the personal injury attorneys at Murphy Law Firm or call us now at 225.928.8800 if you have suffered an injury due to a chemical spill or exposure to toxic substances.

Our Baton Rouge, Louisiana personal injury attorneys have one goal and one goal only; to make sure you were treated fairly after your accident and that you are satisfied with the results of Peyton Murphy and Scott Emonet.  We work on a contingency basis which means we do not get paid unless you get paid.  We handle cases dealing with personal injuries including but not limited to: auto accidents, 18 wheeler accidents, motorcycle accidents, boating accidents, offshore and maritime accidents, railroad accidents, medical malpractice, class action, defective drugs, defective products, chemical spill and toxic exposure, slip and fall, premises liability, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, asbestos exposure and mesothelioma, and hearing loss.   Our lawyers practice law in the greater Baton Rouge area and the surrounding areas including but not limited to: Baton Rouge, Gonzales, Denham Springs, Port Allen, Baker, Brusly, Walker, Zachary, Plaquemine, Prairieville, Dutch Town, and all the surrounding areas.