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Birth Defects Linked to Chemicals
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- Was Your Baby Born With A Defect Or Have You Experienced Infertility Or Subfertility?
- News regarding Toxic Substances in the Semiconductor Industry
There are various chemicals and other toxic substances used in the manufacture of semiconductor chips. The medical and scientific literature has shown that exposure to these chemicals can cause severe and lasting personal injury. In particular, certain chemicals used in clean rooms have been linked to reproductive problems among workers, including infertility, subfertility, miscarriage and leading to birth defects in their children. In addition, several chemicals have been linked to cancer.
Was Your Baby Born With A Defect Or Have You Experienced Infertility Or Subfertility?
Currently, Thornton & Naumes is representing children of clean room workers who were born with birth defects including skeletal deformities, heart anomalies, shortened or missing limbs or organs, blindness, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, retardation, genetic damage, kidney problems or other birth defects. These birth defects may have occurred as a result of their parents’ exposure to various toxic chemicals during gestation. These children have causes of action against the companies that are manufacturing semiconductor chips as well as against the manufacturers of the chemicals that caused their injuries. As a result, you and your child may be entitled to recover substantial legal damages.
News regarding Toxic Substances in the Semiconductor Industry
In 2001, after three years of litigation, Thornton & Naumes successfully settled one of the first lawsuits in the country involving a "clean room" worker in the semiconductor chip manufacturing industry. These cases involve serious reproductive health problems and certain cancers associated with exposure to ethylene glycol ether and other chemicals used in the clean rooms where chips are manufactured. Ironically, clean rooms were so named because conditions such as air ventilation were designed to protect chips, but resulted in workers breathing re-circulated air contaminated with solvents. Thornton & Naumes continues to represent workers in the semiconductor chip manufacturing industry suffering from these health problems as a result of chemical exposures.