Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages for the residents both for the deleterious health effects of lead on childhood development and the risks to child bearing women. Lead is proven to cause brain damage in overexposed infants and children.
Plaintiffs also seek a clean-up of the contaminants to prevent damage to future generations.
D.C. In these cases Cohen Milstein has developed proofs based on expert testimony in diverse areas of environmental engineering, toxicology, epidemiology, psychology, and clinical medicine. Richard S. Lewis of Cohen Milstein manages the Firm's lead poisoning litigation.