全国律师事务所加入IAFF打击“永久化学品”

三家全国知名的律师事务所正在为最大的消防员工会领导法律行动,因为人们越来越担心,消防员们用生命来信任的装备实际上可能会让他们患上癌症和其他毁灭性疾病. 消防队员经常使用的道岔齿轮是由合成全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质(PFAS)制成的。. PFAS化学物质是有毒的,接触PFAS的人患癌症的风险更高.

The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) annual Affiliate Leadership Training Summit (ALTS)通常是一个节日聚会,吸引了来自北美各地的数千名消防员. This year, 有一个中心话题是针对世界上最大的消防员工会成员提出的一个更可怕的问题. Are fire fighters developing cancer because of their safety gear? 

In response, 国际律师协会宣布,它已聘请了三家全国认可的律师事务所, Motley Rice LLC; Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP; and Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo P.C., known collectively as the PFAS Law Firms, 带头运用司法制度,鼓励全行业的安全改进和监管. 律师事务所也可以帮助消防员和他们的亲人,他们正在战斗或不幸地失去了生命. 2022年,国际消防联合会阵亡消防员纪念墙上近75%的人死于职业性癌症. 

澳门皇冠现金手机入口期待通过法庭系统,从该行业自己的文件中找出真相. Using the model that exposed the dirty secrets of the asbestos, tobacco, 以及阿片类药物行业,澳门皇冠现金手机入口的目标是为消防员和他们的家人争取答案,” said Motley Rice co-founding attorney Joe Rice. “在与国际田联领导层进行多次讨论后,澳门皇冠现金手机入口同意接受这一委托. 工会对消防员健康和安全的承诺, 雇用一名医疗主任和一名科学家是前所未有的. 他们希望改变未来,解决会员中癌症发病率极高的问题. This is a cause we want to be part of.”

这三家公司的律师都曾代表消防员和其他工会处理过各种法律事务. They have experience in toxic torts, environmental contamination, occupational health, and workers’ rights.

To learn more and monitor litigation updates visit PFASLawFirms.com

About IAFF 

The International Association of Fire Fighters 联盟是21世纪消防和应急服务几乎每一次进步背后的推动力. With headquarters in Washington, D.C., and Ottawa, Ontario, the IAFF represents more than 333,000 professional fire fighters and EMS professionals. 其成员保护着美国和加拿大85%以上的社区人口.

Motley Rice LLC

Motley Rice is one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ litigation firms. 根植于保护工人权利,争取职业安全与健康, 该公司及其律师在与石棉接触有关的问题上代表消防员, wrongful death, personal injury, pension fund securities fraud, data privacy, and Sept. 11, 2001. Headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., 在6月18日沙发超市火灾悲剧发生后,他们参与了调查并领导了诉讼工作, 2007.

他们的律师以对抗石棉公司的经验而闻名, the tobacco industry, September 11, 2001 financiers, and the entire opioid supply chain. Today, the firm litigates complex cases for individuals, families, workers, communities, governmental entities, and investors in a variety of areas, 包括在集体诉讼和个人诉讼中代表原告,指控PFAS造成污染,以及涉及其他有毒侵权行为的诉讼, environmental contamination, securities fraud, mesothelioma, workplace injuries, and wrongful death. Headquartered at 28 Bridgeside Blvd., Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP

该公司由退伍军人所有,是美国最大的大规模侵权律师事务所之一,致力于帮助间皮瘤和石棉相关癌症的受害者. 拥有近250名员工,其中包括80名在全国执业的律师, Simmons Hanly Conroy is committed to holding corporations responsible for wrongdoing.

该公司代表了全国数千名患者和家属. Additional areas of litigation include prescription opioids, environmental contamination, pharmaceutical and medical devices, sexual abuse, consumer protection and personal injury. 西蒙斯·汉利·康罗伊(Simmons Hanly Conroy)自豪地担任了受9·11事件影响的数千名受害者和家庭的法律代表, 2001 terrorist attacks. Headquartered at One Court Street, Alton, Ill.

Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo P.C.

该公司是一家成立于1927年的纽约诉讼公司,拥有代理受伤消防员的光荣历史, and families of those who have died, in the line of duty. Sullivan Papain 是建立9/11受害者赔偿基金的领导者,并制定了其他立法,为在9/11恐怖袭击中或因其毒性后果而死亡或严重受伤的急救人员的家属提供服务. 

该公司从9/11受害者赔偿基金中为900名消防员及其家属追回了6.11亿美元,且不收取任何法律费用. 该公司也是被选中代表纽约州起诉主要烟草公司的六家公司之一,该诉讼为纽约州赢得了创纪录的250亿美元的赔偿. Headquartered at 120 Broadway 27th Floor, New York, N.Y.

Motley Rice has additional offices in Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; West Virginia. Responsible attorneys: Anne McGuiness Kearse (DC, SC, WV); Jayne Conroy (DC, MA, NY) and Nicholas Papain (NY). Motley Rice LLC, a South Carolina Limited Liability Company, 通过莫特利·赖斯新泽西有限责任公司从事新泽西州的法律业务. Esther Berezofsky attorney responsible for New Jersey practice. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.