{"id":5777,"date":"2016-09-13T18:33:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T22:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/pfoa-water-contamination-new-hampshire\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:54:21","slug":"pfoa-contamination-de-leau-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/domaines-de-pratique-2\/pfoa-contamination-de-leau-new-hampshire\/","title":{"rendered":"PFOA Water Contamination &#8211; New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AWWA-Member-240x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/>L&#039;acide perfluorooctano\u00efque est un produit chimique inodore et incolore qui est utilis\u00e9 dans le t\u00e9flon, le Scotchgard et d&#039;autres produits de consommation similaires, comme ceux qui se sont av\u00e9r\u00e9s dans la grande usine de Saint Gobain Performance Plastics \u00e0 Merrimack. En raison de ses dangers, la plupart des fabricants avaient cess\u00e9 d&#039;utiliser l&#039;APFO au milieu des ann\u00e9es 2000. Mais \u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0, l&#039;approvisionnement en eau autour des usines qui utilisaient ce produit chimique avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 empoisonn\u00e9. Les tests initiaux dans le New Hampshire ont indiqu\u00e9 que les niveaux d&#039;APFO d\u00e9passaient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.des.nh.gov\/organization\/commissioner\/documents\/pfoa-statewide-status-20170110.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1\u00a0000ppt<\/a>, which is more than twice as high as the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s safe exposure level.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Saint Gobain largely reneged on earlier promises to clean up the water in Manchester, Bedford, Londonderry, and other affected areas. When companies ignore their commitments to keep our environment healthy, the tenacious lawyers at <a href=\"\/fr\/domaines-de-pratique-2\/contentieux-environnemental\/\">Napoli Shkolnik SARL<\/a> aller au travail. Nous \u00e9laborons m\u00e9ticuleusement une r\u00e9clamation gagnante en dommages-int\u00e9r\u00eats bas\u00e9e sur des preuves solides et des faits scientifiques. Ensuite, nous n&#039;avons pas de repos jusqu&#039;\u00e0 ce que l&#039;entreprise chimique crie \u00abtonton\u00bb, en veillant \u00e0 ce que les victimes obtiennent l&#039;indemnisation qu&#039;elles m\u00e9ritent pour leurs blessures et que l&#039;eau potable soit purifi\u00e9e pour les g\u00e9n\u00e9rations futures.<\/p>\n<h2>Les dangers de l&#039;APFO<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Water-District-PFC-Contamination-Digital.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Medium-300x250PFC-MK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>En un mot, l&#039;APFO et d&#039;autres produits chimiques C8 modifient les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s mol\u00e9culaires de certaines substances, rendant les tapis facilement souill\u00e9s r\u00e9sistants aux taches, etc. L&#039;APFO fait essentiellement la m\u00eame chose dans le corps d&#039;une personne apr\u00e8s qu&#039;il s&#039;est infiltr\u00e9 dans les eaux souterraines et s&#039;est fray\u00e9 un chemin dans l&#039;eau de cuisson et de boisson. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 que l&#039;APFO s&#039;accumule souvent dans le lait maternel, les nourrissons et les enfants courent un risque s\u00e9rieux de maladies futures, notamment\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cancer des testicules,<\/li>\n<li>Maladie thyro\u00efdienne,<\/li>\n<li>Cancer du rein,<\/li>\n<li>Faiblesse du syst\u00e8me immunitaire,<\/li>\n<li>Maladie du foie,<\/li>\n<li>Taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 et<\/li>\n<li>Rectocolite h\u00e9morragique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plusieurs organisations internationales ont d\u00e9sign\u00e9 l&#039;APFO comme l&#039;un des principaux agents canc\u00e9rig\u00e8nes polluant nos eaux souterraines.<\/p>\n<h3>Votre demande de dommages et int\u00e9r\u00eats<\/h3>\n<p>Les cas de n\u00e9gligence impliquant <a href=\"\/fr\/domaines-de-pratique-2\/contentieux-environnemental\/\">contamination environnementale<\/a> avoir trois \u00e9l\u00e9ments de base :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Les \u00e9missions ou le d\u00e9versement d&#039;un produit chimique ou d&#039;une autre entreprise ont rejet\u00e9 un produit chimique dans l&#039;environnement,<\/li>\n<li>Ce produit chimique est dangereux, et<\/li>\n<li>La victime a \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In many cases, it is difficult to establish the first prong, because companies almost always deny responsibility and then engage in delay tactics. However, with regard to New Hampshire PFO contamination, Saint Gobain has already acknowledged responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The third prong is also easy to establish in this particular case. If a doctor diagnosed a victim with a certain illness, even if the doctor said nothing about PFOA poisoning, the injury is probably compensable under current law.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves only the second prong, and there is ample evidence that PFOA causes serious health problems. Furthermore, since the proceedings take place in civil court, victims only need to prove this element by a preponderance of the evidence, which means \u201cmore likely than not.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>R\u00e9mun\u00e9ration disponible<\/h3>\n<p>Les deux types de dommages disponibles dans les cas de contamination de l&#039;environnement illustrent les deux raisons pour lesquelles nous d\u00e9posons ces cas dans <a href=\"\/fr\/domaines-de-pratique-2\/contentieux-environnemental\/pfoa-contamination-de-leau-vermont\/\"><u>Vermont et ailleurs<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Special damages are unique to the victim\u2019s injury. They include money for economic losses, such as medical expenses, and noneconomic losses, such as emotional distress. Since many PFOA contamination cases involve cancer, special damages are usually significant to give victims the financial resources they need to either fight the disease or partially assuage their grief over a wrongful death.<\/p>\n<p>Punitive damages are usually available in these cases as well. To obtain additional damages, the plaintiff must establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that the defendant recklessly pursued a course of conduct which put the safety and property of other people in jeopardy. A damage cap may apply, in some situations.<\/p>\n<p>Your claim for damages following PFOA contamination needs your prompt attention, because you have a limited amount of time to act. For a free consultation with an <a href=\"\/fr\/nous-contacter\/\">avocat sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dans les dommages corporels agressifs \u00e0 New York<\/a>, contactez Napoli Shkolnik LLC. Nous ne facturons pas de frais juridiques initiaux dans les cas de n\u00e9gligence.<\/p>\n<h3>RESSOURCES DU NOUVEAU HAMPSHIRE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/fr\/domaines-de-pratique-2\/contentieux-environnemental\/new-hampshire-perfluorochemical-pfc-contamination-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAQ sur les enqu\u00eates NH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/NH-pfc-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fiche d&#039;information sur les produits chimiques perfluor\u00e9s (PFC) du minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 et des Services sociaux du New Hampshire (DHHS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>APPELEZ NAPOLI SHKOLNIK PLLC AUJOURD&#039;HUI\u00a0!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfluorooctanoic acid is an odorless and colorless chemical that\u2019s used in Teflon, Scotchgard, and other similar consumer products, like the ones turned out at the large Saint Gobain Performance Plastics&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5726,"menu_order":154,"template":"","practiceareas_category":[744],"class_list":["post-5777","practiceareas","type-practiceareas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","practiceareas_category-environmental-litigation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}