PARAQUAT LAWSUIT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
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- August 27, 2024
Do you suffer from Parkinson’s disease or related symptoms after possible exposure to the weed killer known as paraquat? You may be entitled to compensation.
WHAT IS PARAQUAT?
A hernia happens when an organ pushes through the muscle or tissue that holds it in place. For example, the lower intestine can push through a weak spot in the abdominal wall.
During surgery to repair a hernia, doctors sometimes use a pelvic mesh made from thin, flexible polypropylene. The mesh can help to support muscles and fatty tissues that are too thin, damaged, or weak for sutures alone.
Unfortunately, polypropylene can trigger an immune response in the body, which can cause more problems than it solves.
Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects certain dopamine-producing neurons. This, in turn, can affect the patient’s movement, as well as non-motor symptoms, including:
- Tremors
- Slowed movement
- Rigid muscles
- Impaired posture and balance
- Loss of automatic movements, such as smiling, blinking, or swinging arms when walking
- Slurred, hesitant, or monotone speech
- Depression
- Constipation
- Sleep problems
- Loss of sense of smell
- Cognitive impairment
HOW ARE PEOPLE EXPOSED TO PARAQUAT?
Users are exposed to paraquat when they handle the herbicide. Even if they take the necessary precautions, however, other farm workers and nearby residents can be exposed to paraquat through the air. Paraquat can also be transferred onto farm workers’ clothing, finding its way into peoples’ homes, where it can wind up on furniture, on carpets and in laundry hampers. It puts entire communities in farm country at risk.
WHICH HERBICIDES CONTAIN PARAQUAT?
Paraquat is found in many commercial weed killers, including but not limited to:
- Gramoxone
- Cyclone
- Cyclone Star
- Firestorm
- Helmquat
- Parazone
- Quick-Quat
- Purgatory
- Willowood Paraquat
- Bonedry
- Blanco
- Devour
- Para-Shot 3.0
- Ortho Paraquat
- And many others
Many countries, including those in the European Union, China, and Brazil are either phasing out its use or have banned it completely. Yet here in the United States, the use of paraquat in on the rise. In October of 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency approved paraquat for continued use. This means that the people who help put food on America’s tables remain at an increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease.
GET HELP WITH YOUR PARAQUAT LAWSUIT FROM BROWN & CROUPPEN LAW FIRM
If you or a loved one live or work on a farm that used week killer containing paraquat, and has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s or similar symptoms, you may be entitled to substantial compensation. Call Brown & Crouppen at 1-888-520-7077 for your free legal consultation or save time with our online form.
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