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Critical Mineral Recovery Lawyers

Posted on by David G. Hughes

A fire broke out at The Critical Mineral Recovery power plant in Fredericktown Missouri on October 30, 2024. Critical Mineral Recovery is one of the largest lithium-ion battery processing facilities in the world.  Their recycling process reclaims strategic metals and critical minerals (copper, nickel, cobalt, lithium, manganese, and aluminum) from lithium-ion battery scrap producing an MMC powder for feed for smelters and hydrometallurgical refineries. A large fire and heavy smoke emerged at the scene as HAZMAT crews and local fire departments responded.

If you or anyone you know suffered injuries, or you were exposed to fumes in the Critical Mineral Recovery Fire in Fredericktown Missouri, please call experienced Trial Lawyer and Workers’ Compensation Lawyer David G. Hughes at Mogab & Hughes Attorneys, P.C. at 314-241-4477. We only get paid, if you get paid. You don’t pay anything upfront. The call is Free.

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawyers

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David Hughes of Mogab & Hughes Attorneys is now accepting Camp Lejeune cases nationwide. We will represent persons involved in a Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuit on a contingency basis. Our lawyers never charge a legal fee unless we win your case. Between August, 1953 and December, 1987, the drinking water at the Camp Lejeune United States Marine Corps base in Jacksonville, North Carolina may have been contaminated with toxic chemicals that can cause multiple types of cancer, including birth defects, Parkinson’s disease, and more.

From 1953 to December, 1987, nearly 1 million civilian workers, military service members, and their family members were potentially exposed to these toxic chemicals, and because of a new law, they may all be able to receive compensation from the Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Lawsuit.

The toxic contamination primarily resulted from leaking underground storage tanks, as well as oil and other wastes disposed of improperly, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). From 1982 to 1984, the Navy began an environmental cleanup of Camp Lejeune, and as part of the effort, water wells near the known contaminated sites were tested. From 1985 to 1987, the United States Marine Corps began the process of removing contaminated wells from service, and the process took until December 31, 1987 to complete.

The Camp Lejeune Justice Act was approved on August 2, 2022, and with the passing of this legislation, veterans, their families, and civilians who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987, for 30 or more days, and developed certain health conditions are now able to file Camp Lejeune lawsuits for financial compensation for lost wages, medical costs, and pain and suffering. Those who had loved ones die as a result of an illness linked to the toxins in Camp Lejeune’s water may also be able to file a lawsuit.

Contact David Hughes at Mogab & Hughes Attorneys, P.C. about a possible Camp Lejeune lawsuit at 314-241-4477 or email him at davidhughes@mogabandhughes.com.

Occupational Disease and Toxic Exposure Lawyer in St. Louis

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Pursuant to R.S.Mo. 287.067, occupational disease is defined to mean an identifiable disease arising with or without human fault out of and in the course of employment. Pursuant to R.S.Mo. 287.020.11, occupational disease due to toxic exposure include the following:  1) Mesothelioma; 2) Asbestosis; 3) Berylliosis; 4) Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis; 5) Bronchiolitis obliterans; 6) Silicosis; 7) Silicotuberculosis; 8) Manganism; 9) Acute myelogenous leukemia; and 10) Myelodysplastic syndrome.

For occupational disease due to toxic exposure involving any of the aforementioned conditions, an amount equal to 200% of the state’s average weekly wage as of the date of diagnosis for 100 weeks shall be paid by the Missouri employer, plus additional benefits under the Missouri worker’s compensation laws.

Contact David Hughes at Mogab & Hughes Attorneys, P.C. about an occupational disease toxic exposure lawsuit at 314-241-4477 or email him at davidhughes@mogabandhughes.com.