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YouClaim could help you make a lead poisoning compensation claim

Lead poisoning, thankfully, is a lot less common than it used to be. As manufacturers and health experts became aware of the seriousness of the condition, and the damaging potential of lead poisoning compensation suits, they began using less of the toxic substance in petrol, paints and cosmetics.

However, lead poisoning can still occur in certain circumstances, particularly in the demolition and renovation sectors of construction work and in the tank cleaning industries.

Industrial and non-industrial exposure to lead can also occur in the metallurgical industries, lead-acid battery processing, lead wire and pipe factories, metal foundries, metal recyclers, leaded petrol, lead water pipes in old houses and scrap and smelter solid wastes.

Acute lead poisoning causes:

  • A metallic taste in the mouth
  • Abdominal pain with vomiting
  • Diarrhoea with stool discolouration black
  • Lethargy, weakness and muscle cramps
  • Renal complications (acute interstitial nephritis)
  • Children may develop encephalopathy with cerebral oedema (headache, drowsiness, confusion, seizures and coma)

Chronic lead poisoning can cause:

  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal pain and constipation
  • Toxic megacolon (rare)
  • Headaches, irritability, malaise, insomnia and depression may occur
  • Motor peripheral neuropathy (wrist drop)
  • Mental retardation in children
  • Adult encephalopathy (rare)

Claiming lead poisoning compensation with YouClaim
If you or a loved one has been affected by exposure to lead either at work, from a product you have bought or from environmental pollution, you may be able to make a no win, no fee claim for lead poisoning compensation with the experts at YouClaim.

All our personal injury lawyers are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and work to the highest standards of professionalism. Their expertise has been gathered over years of representing all fields of personal injury claims and their success rate is very high.

Your first step in commencing a claim for lead poisoning compensation could be over the internet; either with our e-chat facility or by filling in an online claim form which enables us to call you back at a time to suit, or you can always call us and speak to one of knowledgeable legal advisors on 0800 10 757 95