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Environmental Law / Toxic Torts

At Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer we believe that individuals and families should not be living in toxic environments that are making them sick or compromising their long term health. Toxic tort cases can involve a variety of issues, elements and substances, including:

  • Mercury and PCBs
  • Pesticides
  • Asbestos
  • Mold
  • Chemicals and Cosmetics
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Medical Products, Devices and Pharmaceuticals
  • Radiation and Electromagnetic Energy
  • Tobacco.

If you believe your health is being compromised by a toxic substance or environment, you should seek out the assistance of an experienced toxic tort attorney. If you have been exposed to a toxic substance, you may be able to bring a claim for damages, including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and punitive damages, where appropriate.

Our Toxic Tort Cases have involved a variety of environmental laws, statutes and regulations. We have defeated our opponents in cases involving:

  • Hazardous Waste
  • Mercury Pollution of Workplace
  • Mercury and PCB Pollution of Land and Water
  • Pesticide Pollution the Land Surrounding a Pesticide Plant

If you or a loved one has suffered a serious personal injury as a result of a toxic substance, please contact us.
Success Stories

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

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With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, the attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP represent the seriously injured throughout Georgia, including the cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, Gainesville, Peachtree City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Lagrange, Macon, and Savannah. Our lawyers have handled accident and defective product claims nationwide, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.