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Atrazine, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States, was found in drinking water at unsafe levels in four states: Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Ohio (OH), and Kansas (KS).
An analysis performed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found the yearly average levels of atrazine in drinking water violated the federal standard at least ten times, according to the Huffington Post.
To make matters worse, over 40 water systems in those states showed levels of atrazine that would have triggered automatic notification of customers, but that notification never occurred.
Research indicates atrazine may be dangerous at lower concentrations than previously thought, according to the NY Times. Concentrations that meet current federal standards may be associated with birth defects, low birth weights and menstrual problems.
Our law firm, which only handles injury law, has represented people seriously hurt by toxic substances they unknowingly ingested, so this discovery requires action; an investigation is warranted. This type of dubious behavior from the EPA is unacceptable. Citizens have the right to know if their drinking water is contaminated with a toxic substance.
"This is an issue of the EPA not being forthright about what they know," said University of Michigan neuroendocrinologist Robert Denver, who worked on the EPA's scientific advisory panels on atrazine.
Here's a video illustrating the potential negative health impact of atrazine...
Fortunately, unsafe levels of atrazine were not found in Virginia (VA) and other states, but that doesn't mean our drinking water is safe. Given the questionable actions taken by the EPA, we need to investigate further how our drinking water is examined and who should report those findings.
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Our Virginia personal injury lawyers have been selected for many accolades.
Two of the VA injury attorneys with our firm, James Lewis and Rick Shapiro, have been named among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Lewis and Shapiro have also selected for inclusion in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. Leiws and Shappiro, along with attorney John C. have been recognized as Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010.
Ours was the first personal injury firm in Virginia invited to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Rick Shapiro was named as one of the Top 100 Injury Lawyers in Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
In October, 2000 our law firm and co-counsel obtained what was then the largest verdict in Virginia's history for an injured person. Our brain-damaged client received an initial award of $46 million that increased to $60 million with interest compounded while the defendant pursued a failed appeal, and was confidentially settled during the appeal.
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Our lawyers handle personal injury cases throughout the eastern United States and work closely with lawyers in other states on signficant injury cases.
In Virginia, we are prepared to counsel and represent injury and wrongful death victims in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk, Richmond, Petersburg, Roanoke, Salem, Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Ashland, Big Stone Gap and all of the Eastern Shore, including the towns of Accomack, Onancock, Chincoteauge, Wachapreague, Cape Charles, Bloxom, Eastville, Exmore, Greenbackville, Machipongo, Mappsville, Melfa, Nassawadox, Onley, Tangier, Temperanceville, Wachapreague and Wallops Island.
For clients in West Virginia (WV), we are happy to consider personal injury claims from residents of Bluefield, Beckley, Bridgeport, Charles Town, Charleston, Fairmont, Huntington, Lewisburg, Madison, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, Parkersburg, Ripley, Sutton, Weirton, Wheeling and any other town or county.
Attorneys with Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton hold licenses to practice in VA, WV, North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Kentucky (KY), Florida (FL) and Washington, DC.
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