Thursday, January 15, 2015

BALTIMORE LANDLORD DEFENSE CHALLENGE TO LEAD PAINT VIOLATIONS

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For an initial courtesy consultation, contact Charles Jerome Ware, LLC, a national lead-based paint defense law firm headquartered in Maryland, at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016.

In a Baltimore civil lead paint poisoning trial, it is almost certain that the jury will learn that a violation was issued to the landlord. If not properly challenged, the issuance of a violation by the State's regulatory agency against a landlord could result in a finding that the landlord was negligent.

There are other potential sources , however, of the child victim's lead exposure besides lead-based paint in and/or on the structure of the residential unit.  Some of them are as follows :

A. Painted Furniture And Articles.
     (1) Cribs,beds, or both.
     (2) Other Furniture or toys.
B. Soft Metal Objects.
     (1) Toys
     (2) Jewelry
     (3) Gunshot or bullets
     (4) Fishing sinkers
     (5) Soldered items
C. Food And Drink Containers, Utensils.
     (1)  Ceramic glazers
     (2) Lead-soldered containers
     (3) Lead Utensils
D.  Occupations Of Parents And Other Adults In Contact With The Child.
     (1) Painting
     (2) Demolition
     (3) Welding
E. Occupations Of Parents And Other Adults In Contact With The Child.
     (1) Plumbing
     (2) Automobile repair
     (3) Metal recycling
     (4) Construction
     (5) Firing range
     (6) Other occupations involving potential exposures to lead
F. Hobbies Of Parents And Other Adults In Contact With The Child.
    (1) Painting pictures or printmaking
    (2) Stripping furniture
    (3) Painting bicycles or cars
    (4) Casting lead into fishing sinkers or bullets
    (5) Soldering electronic parts
    (6) Making pottery
G. Locations Apart From The Defendant's Propert Where The Child Spends Time.
    (1) Residences before tenancy
    (2) Residences after tenancy
    (3) Daycare areas
    (4) Babysitters' residences
    (5) Schools or preschools, and
    (6) Outdoors play areas, including parks and playgrounds.



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