Toxic exposure doesn’t just poison water—it poisons lives. In communities across Wisconsin, families are discovering their drinking water, air, or soil has been quietly contaminated for years, sometimes decades.
From PFAS chemicals in Marinette and Peshtigo to industrial waste along the Fox River Valley, invisible toxins are causing cancer, reproductive harm, and chronic illness without warning.
The emotional toll is devastating. Who’s responsible? And who’s going to pay for the damage?
At Third Coast Lawyers, we specialize in complex toxic injury cases because these cases require more than general injury experience. They demand scientific insight, regulatory knowledge, and a fierce commitment to justice.
We fight for victims exposed to PFAS, pesticides, solvents, heavy metals, and other dangerous substances throughout Wisconsin.
If your health—or your child’s—has been impacted by toxic exposure, we’re here to help you uncover the truth, hold polluters accountable, and seek the compensation you rightfully deserve.
Exposed to PFAS or industrial chemicals in your community? Learn your legal options and protect your family’s future—schedule your free consultation today.
Toxic exposure in Wisconsin isn’t rare—it’s happening in real time, in real communities. The legal, medical, and environmental stakes have never been higher.
In Marinette and Peshtigo, PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam and industrial runoff have contaminated the soil, groundwater, and drinking water wells.
These “forever chemicals” resist breakdown and have been linked to cancer, liver damage, and developmental disorders. Cleanup efforts remain stalled by legal disputes and regulatory gaps.
Thousands now live with the emotional and physical toll of exposure they never agreed to.
We help clients trace PFAS sources, gather expert support, and fight corporate polluters who’ve ignored their responsibility for far too long.
The Fox River Valley’s paper mills and chemical plants may be quieter today, but their toxic legacy still endures. Decades of waste dumping left behind PCBs, heavy metals, and solvents that continue to leach into water and soil.
Residents today face exposure to sediment, dust, and even the hazards of home renovations. Many never knew their land or water was contaminated.
Our team connects historical pollution to modern-day illness and builds the scientific record needed to hold industrial polluters accountable, even years after operations shut down.
Rural families across Wisconsin face growing health risks from agricultural chemicals. Pesticides such as atrazine and glyphosate can drift from sprayed fields into nearby homes and schools.
Fertilizer runoff pollutes private wells and drinking water systems, exposing entire communities to toxins. Farmworkers often come into direct contact with hazardous materials without proper protection.
Over time, these exposures lead to cancer, birth defects, and neurological problems. We help victims in farming regions uncover the cause of unexplained illnesses and pursue justice from both chemical manufacturers and large-scale operations.
Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has long fought to protect public health, but its authority is now under attack. Lawsuits led by industry groups aim to block the DNR from requiring cleanups for PFAS and other toxins.
These cases are now before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, creating legal uncertainty for thousands affected by environmental contamination.
While agencies stall, polluters go unchecked. Third Coast Lawyers actively monitors these rulings and builds legal cases that don’t depend on regulators to take action first.
Toxic injury cases are legally complex, and in Wisconsin, your ability to win depends on understanding the laws that shape every claim, deadline, and burden of proof.
Wisconsin’s Spills Law allows the state to require responsible parties to clean up hazardous substance releases. However, in recent years, this authority has come under scrutiny, particularly in PFAS cases.
Business groups argue the DNR can’t regulate chemicals not explicitly listed by statute, and lawsuits have stalled enforcement. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is now deciding whether the DNR’s cleanup orders are lawful.
For victims, this means that urgent cleanup may be delayed, and without strong private legal action, accountability may never be achieved.
In Wisconsin, claims related to toxic exposure are governed by a three-year statute of limitations. However, exposure injuries often surface years after the initial contact, making the timing unclear.
Thankfully, Wisconsin applies the discovery rule, allowing the clock to start when the injury is discovered or reasonably should have been.
That said, insurance companies and defense attorneys often argue that victims waited too long to file their claims.
We help clients document exposure timelines and ensure claims are filed within the legal window, before time bars compensation forever.
Many victims think the EPA or Superfund will handle everything, but Wisconsin law plays a distinct, often more direct, role.
While federal laws, such as CERCLA, establish cleanup duties and cost recovery, Wisconsin’s state statutes offer different standards and opportunities to hold polluters accountable.
In some cases, state law allows broader compensation for property damage, personal injury, or emotional distress.
We evaluate whether federal, state, or hybrid strategies offer the most effective legal path forward, taking into account the type, location, and timeline of contamination.
Wisconsin uses a modified comparative negligence rule: if you’re found 51% or more at fault, you can’t recover damages.
In toxic exposure cases, defense lawyers may argue that victims “chose” their risk by living near industrial areas, using certain products, or working high-risk jobs.
These arguments often fail under scrutiny but can reduce payouts if unchallenged. Our firm builds powerful counter-narratives backed by science, expert testimony, and proof that real fault lies with negligent corporations, not the people they endangered.
Toxic exposure can affect generations. You deserve answers, accountability, and compensation—request a confidential case review now.
Toxins don’t just come from factories—they’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the products we trust.
Here’s where exposure is happening most often in Wisconsin.
PFAS contamination in Wisconsin is widespread near military bases, airports, and industrial zones where firefighting foam and industrial waste have been used.
These “forever chemicals” infiltrate drinking water, rain runoff, and even household air. Areas such as Marinette, Madison, and Eau Claire have reported PFAS levels that far exceed safe limits.
The health consequences include cancer, hormone disruption, and immune system damage. We help clients identify their exposure source, link it to specific industrial activity, and pursue compensation from manufacturers and agencies that failed to warn or act.
Many Wisconsin communities live with the legacy of industrial toxins—PCBs, benzene, heavy metals, and solvents—released by decades of paper mills, tanneries, and chemical plants.
Contaminants leach into groundwater, settle into home foundations, or remain in the air of workplaces. Exposure can occur through inhalation, direct skin contact, or contaminated soil.
These substances cause serious health issues, from cancer to neurological damage. We help victims trace exposure to specific corporate practices and demand accountability for the long-term harm inflicted.
In farming communities, chemical exposure is often invisible until symptoms appear. Herbicides like atrazine and glyphosate, along with nitrogen fertilizers, run off into wells and aquifers, polluting drinking water for entire towns.
Drift and overspray expose nearby residents to daily doses of toxins, while farmworkers endure direct skin and inhalation exposure to these toxins.
Over time, these chemicals are linked to reproductive issues, hormonal disorders, and cancer. We represent clients harmed by unsafe agricultural practices and hold chemical manufacturers liable for the damage.
Thousands of Wisconsin workers—especially in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and healthcare—face daily exposure to dangerous substances.
From solvents in paint shops to radiation in hospitals, these risks are often poorly disclosed or improperly managed. Symptoms may develop slowly, and employers may deny responsibility.
We fight to prove workplace conditions caused illness and help victims access medical care, workers’ compensation, or additional legal recovery where negligence or OSHA violations played a role.
Toxic exposure isn’t always industrial—it often starts at home. Asbestos insulation, lead paint, vinyl flooring, and contaminated cosmetics are still in use across older Wisconsin buildings.
Long-term exposure to these legacy products causes severe health consequences, especially in children and older people.
Many consumers don’t realize the source of their illness is a product they trusted. Our attorneys uncover unsafe materials, trace their manufacturers, and pursue compensation under product liability laws for long-term health damage.
Although banned in many uses, asbestos still lingers in Wisconsin’s older homes, schools, and industrial buildings.
Asbestos fibers become dangerous when disturbed—during renovations, demolitions, or even aging infrastructure—and are inhaled into the lungs. Over time, this exposure can lead to mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer. Construction workers, teachers, maintenance crews, and even tenants may be unknowingly exposed.
At Third Coast Lawyers, we help victims uncover where and when exposure occurred and pursue claims against manufacturers, contractors, and property owners who failed to warn or safely manage asbestos-containing materials.
Benzene is a volatile organic compound commonly found in oil refineries, manufacturing plants, and even in consumer products like paint thinners and cleaning solvents.
Chronic exposure—often through inhalation or skin absorption—has been directly linked to leukemia, bone marrow disorders, and other cancers.
Wisconsin workers in printing, rubber manufacturing, and fuel storage face particularly high risks.
Our legal team has the scientific resources to trace benzene-related illness back to specific sources and hold employers, property owners, or product manufacturers accountable for years of unchecked exposure.
Respirable crystalline silica is released during cutting, grinding, or drilling stone, concrete, or brick—everyday tasks across Wisconsin’s construction and mining industries.
Long-term exposure can cause silicosis, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with symptoms often surfacing only after years of damage. Workers in roadwork, foundries, and countertop fabrication are frequently affected.
At Third Coast Lawyers, we build strong workplace exposure claims by documenting unsafe conditions, lack of protective measures, and employer negligence, helping victims recover compensation before irreversible harm worsens.
At Third Coast Lawyers, we provide specialized toxic exposure litigation across Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri—four states that share more than geography.
The environmental threats faced by families in this region are deeply interconnected, from PFAS-contaminated groundwater and industrial waste to cross-border agricultural chemical drift and hazardous material transport.
Our legal team is uniquely equipped to handle multi-jurisdictional toxic injury claims, including those involving interstate contamination plumes, industrial operations with facilities in multiple states, and exposure linked to products or pollutants that move across borders.
Whether you were exposed to PFAS runoff from a military base, developed cancer from agricultural chemicals used across multiple farm states, or suffered illness from legacy industrial pollution in the Great Lakes region.
We understand how each state’s environmental laws, regulatory agencies, and courts operate—and we use that knowledge to hold corporate polluters fully accountable.
By maintaining a unified strategy across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri, we eliminate the delays and inconsistencies that often arise when victims are forced to coordinate with multiple attorneys.
We streamline evidence collection, manage overlapping legal timelines, and leverage our relationships with experts, regulators, and toxicologists across the region to build powerful, science-backed cases—no matter where the exposure occurred.
No two exposure cases are alike. We pursue the legal strategy that gives you the greatest chance of recovery, backed by science, precedent, and aggressive advocacy.
In cases where many people are exposed to the same contaminant, such as PFAS in a town’s water supply, a class action may streamline litigation and increase its impact.
However, for severe personal injuries or unique exposure paths, individual lawsuits allow greater control and compensation.
We help clients evaluate both paths, offering honest guidance on timelines, strategy, and potential results based on exposure source, injury severity, and court precedent.
Toxic injury cases succeed or fail on the strength of evidence. We build every claim using scientific testing, expert medical analysis, and documentation of exposure history.
Our team collaborates with toxicologists, environmental scientists, and physicians to link contaminants to symptoms and establish the defendant’s role.
Whether exposure occurred through work, water, or a defective product, we assemble the necessary evidence to fight back against powerful corporate defendants.
Sometimes, polluters are already under investigation or cleanup orders from state or federal agencies.
We coordinate private lawsuits with EPA enforcement, Wisconsin DNR actions, or federal Superfund designations, using those efforts to support our clients’ claims.
When appropriate, we pursue cost recovery from third parties, such as cleanup contractors, insurers, or successor companies, to maximize every client’s recovery options.
Toxic injury defendants often try to dodge accountability through insurance loopholes, especially so-called “pollution exclusions.”
We analyze corporate insurance histories to uncover older policies, challenge exclusions, and expose bad-faith denials. Many companies assume victims won’t understand coverage law—we do. Our attorneys litigate against insurance companies when necessary, making sure coverage gaps don’t leave victims financially stranded.
From rural farm towns to industrial zones, we help Wisconsin families uncover the source of their illness—call now to get the legal help you need.
Complex exposure cases require more than just legal experience—they need a firm built for scientific litigation, regulatory battles, and real client relationships.
Toxic exposure law isn’t an add-on for us—it’s a core practice. From PFAS and benzene to pesticides and asbestos, we’ve handled cases involving dangerous chemicals, multi-party liability, and dense scientific evidence.
We know how to simplify complexity for judges and juries—and how to pressure corporate defendants into meaningful settlements backed by facts, not fear.
We stay current on toxicology, regulatory updates, and new medical studies through ongoing training, expert consultations, and peer-reviewed literature.
This knowledge enables us to cross-examine defense experts, challenge outdated science, and construct stronger, more modern arguments that reflect the evolving state of environmental health risks.
We’ve built national networks of toxicologists, epidemiologists, medical testing laboratories, and environmental engineers, providing clients with the same resources that large corporations use to defend themselves.
We front costs when needed, ensure timely testing, and prepare expert witnesses who communicate effectively to judges, juries, and insurance adjusters.
We’ve recovered millions for clients exposed to unsafe chemicals at work, at home, or in their drinking water.
Just as important, we’ve earned trust from families who felt invisible—until we stood up with them.
Our testimonials and case results demonstrate both our technical expertise and our commitment to every case we take on.
Toxic injury victims don’t just need lawyers—they need access to specialists who understand complex exposure-related illness. These are the top medical resources across Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health offers nation-leading environmental and occupational health programs.
Their experts help evaluate exposure-related conditions, conduct peer-reviewed research, and offer forensic-level assessments essential to proving causation.
We frequently partner with UW physicians to support legal claims through accurate documentation, diagnosis, and ongoing care planning, particularly for clients suffering from complex illnesses associated with PFAS, pesticides, or industrial toxins.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) provides free exposure consultations, toxicologist referrals, and public health assessments for communities affected by pollution.
Through the Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, DHS identifies areas of concern and provides guidance to patients and healthcare providers.
We help clients access these resources and use DHS data to build stronger, well-supported legal claims that demonstrate a clear pattern of contamination and negligence by corporate polluters or regulatory failures.
Toxic exposure cases often rely on biomonitoring, including urine, blood, or tissue testing, to confirm the presence of chemicals.
Wisconsin has several specialized labs that screen for PFAS, lead, VOCs, pesticides, and heavy metals. These labs often work with environmental medicine doctors to interpret results in a legal context.
Our firm ensures that clients receive timely, admissible test results that support causation claims and meet evidentiary standards in both individual and class-action toxic tort cases.
Sick from contaminated drinking water or unsafe chemicals at work? Your recovery starts here—get in touch with our legal team today.
What are PFAS, and why are they dangerous?
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are artificial chemicals used in firefighting foam and industrial products. They don’t break down and can cause cancer, immune dysfunction, and hormonal disruption.
How do I know if I’ve been exposed to toxic chemicals in Wisconsin?
You may be exposed through drinking water, air, soil, or contact with contaminated materials at your workplace. Blood tests and environmental testing can help confirm exposure to the substance. A lawyer can connect exposure to specific sources.
Can I sue if I got sick from contaminated water in Wisconsin?
Yes. If your illness is linked to a proven contaminant like PFAS or industrial waste, you may have a legal claim against manufacturers, property owners, or responsible government agencies.
What compensation can I recover in a toxic exposure lawsuit?
You may recover costs for medical treatment, lost wages, pain and suffering, long-term care, property damage, and emotional distress. Some cases also include punitive damages.
Is there a time limit to file a toxic exposure claim in Wisconsin?
Yes. Wisconsin applies a three-year statute of limitations, which begins from the date the injury is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered. Delays can cost you the right to recover.
Can I join a class action lawsuit, or must I file an individual lawsuit?
Class actions are beneficial when the same exposure affects multiple victims. Individual lawsuits are more suitable for addressing severe or unique health issues. Your attorney will help determine the right path.
What should I do if I suspect toxic exposure at work?
Report the incident to your employer, seek a medical evaluation, and document everything. You may be eligible for workers’ compensation and could also file a separate toxic injury claim.
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