If you or a loved one were diagnosed with or suffered from Parkinson’s disease after using or being exposed to Paraquat weed killer herbicide, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Parkinson’s disease lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of products liability injury attorneys and class action lawyers is investigating potential lawsuit cases and settlement claims of individuals who claim to have been diagnosed with or suffered from Parkinson’s disease after using or being exposed to Paraquat weed killer.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a long-term neurodegenerative brain disorder affecting the ability of a person to control movement that develops when dopamine-producing nerve cells (dopaminergic neurons) in the substantia nigra area of the basal ganglia (a part of the brain that controls movement) become impaired and/or die.
According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, nearly a million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s disease, with approximately 60,000 new Parkinson’s cases being diagnosed each year. Parkinson’s disease is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., with approximately 39,500 people expected to die from Parkinson’s complications each year.
Parkinson’s Disease Lawsuit & Settlement Claims
Parkinson’s disease lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who, after using or being exposed to Paraquat herbicide, suffered from Parkinson’s disease:
- Parkinson’s disease
- Parksinonism
- Primary parkinsonism
- Idiopathic parkinsonism
- Paralysis agitans
- Synucleinopathy
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Parkinsonian syndrome
According to John Hopkins Medicine, exposure to environmental toxins such as chemicals in pesticides and herbicides (including paraquat) may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s Signs & Symptoms
Parkinson’s disease signs and symptoms can potentially include:
- Tremor or trembling in hands
- Tremor or trembling in arms
- Tremor or trembling in legs
- Tremor or trembling in jaw
- Tremor or trembling in head
- Tremor or trembling in limbs
- Stiffness of limbs and trunk
- Slowness of movement (bradykinesia)
- Impaired balance and coordination
- Loss of muscle control
- Parkinsonian gait
- Tendency to lean forward when walking
- Small quick steps when walking
- Reduced swinging of arms while walking
- Slowness of movement
- Stooping or hunching over
- Falling down
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty chewing
- Difficulty speaking
- Autonomic dysfunction (dysautonomia)
- Urinary problems
- Constipation
- Small handwriting
- Skin problems
- Loss of smell
- Sleep issues
- Soft or low voice
- Dizziness or fainting
- Depression and anxiety
- Parkinson’s disease dementia
- Others Parkinson’s symptoms
Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease usually start gradually and then progressively get worse over time. A doctor or neurologist typically will diagnose Parkinson’s based on medical history, family history, physical examination, neurological exam, specific single-photon emission computerized tomography scan (SPECT scan), dopamine transporter scan (DaTscan) and a review of signs and symptoms, among others.
Parkinson’s Treatment
There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s disease. However, Parkinson’s disease treatment to relieve symptoms can include medications to increase or promote dopamine levels (such as carbidopa-levodopa or L-DOPA), medications to mimic dopamine effects in the brain (such as dopamine agonists like pramipexole or Mirapex, ropinirole or Requip, rotigotine or Neupro, and apomorphine, etc.), medications to help prevent the breakdown of dopamine by inhibiting the brain enzyme monoamine oxidase B (such as selegiline or Zelapar), rasagiline or Azilect and safinamide or Xadago), medications to control tremurs (such as anticholinergics like benztropine or cogentin and trihexyphenidyl), medications to prolong the effect of levodopa therapy (such as Catechol O-methyltransferase COMT inhibitors like entacapone or Comtan and opicapone or Ongentys) and surgery (such as lesion surgery to burn tissue in the brain that control movement, deep brain stimulation or DBS and neural grafting or tissue transplants), among others.
If you or someone you love suffered from Parkinson’s disease after using or being exposed to Paraquat weedkiller herbicide, you may be entitled to compensation from a Paraquat lawsuit or settlement. Contact an injury lawyer to request a free case review.
Note: If you were diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease after being exposed to contaminated water at Marine base Camp Lejeune, you may also be able to recover compensation from a Camp Lejeune lawsuit.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications (i.e., Parkinson’s symptoms) from a product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (i.e., Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC and Chevron USA, Inc.) or product (i.e., Paraquat) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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