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Litigating Claims for Lead Poisoned Children
Litigating Claims for Lead Poisoned Children Author:Richard J. Serpe, Esq. Over the past 15 years, Richard Serpe has spent hundreds of hours lecturing on lead poisoning and helping lawyers across the country navigate the investigation of lead paint poisoning cases. After three calls in one week from lawyers with very similar questions, the need for a Lawyers Guide on representing lead poisoning victims hit him over the... more » head like a two by four. Fighting slum lords in cities across the country has been the principal focus for Richard Serpe since 1992. He has obtained settlements and verdicts for his clients in excess of $50,000,000. Thousands of children were needlessly poisoned in our country, many in public housing projects throughout the last 30 years. Richard Serpe has successfully represented scores of children against public housing authorities. Lead contaminated waste from industry pollutes communities, frequently in the poorest sections of cities, which lack the resources and the power to address this social injustice. Richard Serpe has championed claims for children in superfund contaminated sites, achieving victory for 86 families in the Abex superfund site. Lead has increasingly crept into consumer goods and manufactured raw materials. Richard Serpe has helped families recover for take home exposures and poisoning from lead products. Richard Serpe, selected a Super Lawyer by Virginia Superlawyer magazine, has also been selected by his peers as an AV rated lawyer, the highest rating available from Martindale Hubbell. He is also listed in Best Lawyers in America.« less