Crestwood Water Contamination
Recent newspaper reports have disclosed that the Village of Crestwood may have been using a contaminated well as a source of water for the Village of Crestwood's water supply for a number of years, According to news reports, environmental protection agency officials found the Village of Crestwood as far back as 1986 may have known that tap water in Crestwood contained potentially toxic chemicals related to a dry-cleaning solvent. Crestwood Village officials allegedly told state regulators that they obtained tap water from Lake Michigan and would use the well only in case of emergencies, but kept drawing contaminated water from the contaminated well according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. According to news reports in the Southtown Star, many residents have expressed concerns about a possible link to cancer. Other residents of Crestwood have expressed a concern about a high number of unusual and unexplained cases of cancer such as leukemia in Crestwood. Cancer related to long-term exposure to toxic chemicals including those potentially present in drinking water has been well-established in the scientific and medical literature. The State of Illinois is now demanding answers from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as to why the residents of Crestwood were not notified that Crestwood was using contaminated water with cancer causing chemicals for more than two decades.
If you live in Crestwood or have lived in Crestwood in the past and if you are concerned about a cancer or other illness that may have been caused by contaminated water in Crestwood, please call our office to speak with one of the attorneys about your legal remedies,
We can help recover damages for:
- Pain and suffering resulting from cancer or other medical conditions caused by exposure to contaminated water in Crestwood.
- Lost wages and earning capacity suffered as a result of cancer or illnesses caused by exposure to contaminated water in Crestwood.
- Past and future medical expenses required to treat your cancer or other medical conditions caused by exposure to contaminated water in Crestwood.
- Wrongful death of a loved one caused by cancer or other diseases related to the exposure to contaminated water in Crestwood.
You may have additional legal remedies even of you are not ill at the present time but are concerned that you might develop a cancer or other medical illnesses in the future related to the contaminated water in Crestwood.
Our firm will not charge you a fee unless we are successful in recovering money on your behalf Please contact one of our lawyers for a free consultation if you or one of your family members believe that they have become ill as a result of exposure to contaminated water while living or working in the Village of Crestwood.
Our law firm has successfully worked with Hartley O'Brien Parsons Thompson & Hill, a West Virginia law firm, with a national practice in toxic contamination cases. Representing workers and other individuals diagnosed with asbestos, lung cancer, mesothelioma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other environmentally caused cancers and diseases, Hartley O'Brien Parsons Thompson & Hill has built a reputation as a leader in cases involving cancer and other medical illnesses caused by exposure to toxic chemicals.
