Brayton Purcell Home Page
Overview of Brayton Purcell, personal injury and asbestos lawyers. Other practice areas include product liability, medical injury, elder abuse, and tobacco litigation.
Practice Areas
- Asbestos
- Asbestos Exposure
- A description of asbestos exposure, how asbestos exposure occurs, and asbestos information sources.
- Worker Exposure
- A list of high risk jobs and settings regarding asbestos exposure.
- Silicosis
- Explains the dangers posed by silica exposure and describes the symptoms of silicosis.
- Tobacco
- A description of tobacco and cigarette law.
- Medical Drugs
- Drug Related Injuries
- Discusses injuries from medical drugs, prescription and over–the–counter drugs, and vaccine safety issues.
- Adderall®
- Lists the side effects of the ADHD drug Adderall®, including heart attacks and strokes.
- FOSAMAX®
- Explains how a medication used to prevent bone loss may actually cause jaw bone decay (jaw osteonecrosis).
- Ketek®
- Discusses the antibiotic Ketek®, which can cause liver damage and damage eyesight.
- Ortho Evra®
- A description of the Ortho Evra® birth control patch, which may increase blood clot risk.
- RhoGAM®
- Discusses how RhoGAM® injections given to pregnant women may have harmed their babies, and how to obtain information about thimerosal, mercury and your potential RhoGAM® case.
- Strattera®
- Discusses the ADHD drug Strattera®, which can cause liver damage.
- Trasylol®
- Provides a guide to Trasylol®, a heart surgery drug that may cause serious kidney problems.
- Welding Rods
- A description of welding rod fume dangers and how we can review your welding fume case.
- Chemical Hazards
- Describes the products that contain ethylene glycol ethers, toluene and xylene; lists occupations that pose a high risk of exposure to these chemicals.
- Benzene
- Discusses health hazards of benzene, workplace exposure risks, and getting legal help.
- Personal Injury
- A description of personal injury law and our practices in representation.
- Class Actions
- Explains what a class action is, and when it is useful to file a class action lawsuit rather than an individual lawsuit.
- Railroad
- A description of railroad workers and the law.
- Funeral Malpractice
- A description of mortuary and crematory malpractice incidents and some of our previous verdicts.
- Toxic Mold
- Toxic Mold Claims
- A description of toxic mold claims, toxic mold law in its infancy, and contacting an experienced toxic mold attorney as soon as possible.
- About Mold
- A description of mold, how it grows, where it grows, and how it spreads.
- MTBE Exposure
- A description of MTBE exposure, how MTBE is used, MTBE contamination of drinking water, properties and effects of MTBE, and testing for MTBE.
- Beryllium Exposure
- Discusses beryllium exposure and legal help for beryllium victims.
- Medical Malpractice
- Discusses medical malpractice, cases that we have handled, and getting legal help.
- Defective Medical Devices
- Injuries from Medical Devices
- Discusses defective medical devices, various examples of defective medical devices, and our legal experience.
- Guidant
- Discusses the problems of the recalled Guidant heart devices known as defibrillators. Explains what to ask your doctor and lists some related articles of interest.
- Elder Abuse
- Discusses elder abuse and nursing home neglect and also teaches you how to learn more about elder abuse and nursing home neglect.
- Workplace Harassment
- Discusses workplace harassment and discrimination such as race and sex discrimination, sexual/gender–based discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, discrimination based on disability, and information about job discrimination claims.
- Workers’ Compensation
- Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Discusses workers’ compensation claims and how we can help you.
- Asbestos
- Discusses workers’ compensation claims due to asbestos exposure.
- Beryllium
- Discusses workers’ compensation claims due to beryllium exposure.
- Construction Injury
- Discusses workers’ compensation construction injuries and legal help for the construction worker.
- Repetitive Stress
- Discusses workers’ compensation repetitive stress injuries such as computeritis or carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, and compensation for repetitive stress injuries.
- HMOs
- Discusses HMOs and medical insurance, HMO laws and cases, and getting legal help.
- Agent Orange
- Lists the cancers and diseases caused by Agent Orange, a herbicide that was widely used during the Vietnam War.
- Lead Paint
- Discusses lead poisoning, health effects of lead exposure, how companies suppressed information about lead hazards, and prevention of lead poisoning.
- Maritime Claims
- Discusses maritime claims, injuries to seamen and federal statutes, help for injured longshoremen, general maritime law, and maritime cases present complex issues.
Our Court Record
- Trial Verdicts
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- Selected verdicts from 2006
- 2005
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- Selected verdicts from 2005.
- 2004
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- Selected verdicts from 2004.
- 2003
- Selected verdicts from 2003.
- 2002
- Selected verdicts from 2002.
- 2001
- Selected verdicts from 2001.
- 2000
- Selected verdicts from 2000.
- 1999
- Selected verdicts from 1999.
- 1998
- Selected verdicts from 1998.
- 1995–1997
- Selected verdicts from 1995–1997.
In the News
- Cases, Laws, Medical News
- Recent news articles having to do with the following subjects:
- Arbitration
- Asbestos
- Automobile Injuries
- Beryllium
- Class Actions
- Constitutional Issues
- Elder Abuse
- Employment Discrimination
- Funeral Malpractice
- Health Care and HMOs
- Law Practice Issues
- Medical Drug Injuries, Defective Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical News – General
- Mesothelioma
- Tobacco
- Toxic Substances
- Veterans’ News
- Welding Fumes
- Asbestos Bankruptcy News
- List of bankrupt defendants and some links to their web sites.
- News Archive
- Older news articles having to do with the following subjects:
Medical Information
- Diseases and Medications
- Description of illnesses caused by toxic substances and unsafe medical drugs.
- Asbestosis
- Discusses asbestos diseases, how they scar the lungs, and symptoms of asbestos diseases.
- Mesothelioma
- Discusses mesothelioma, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials.
- Lung Cancer
- Discusses lung cancer, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, and substances that lead to lung cancer.
- Berylliosis
- Discusses chronic beryllium disease and how it causes lung scarring.
- Toxic Mold
- Discusses toxic molds, allergic reactions, organic dust toxic syndrome, pulmonary hemorrhage, aspergillosis, and continuing research.
Tools and Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Discusses choosing a lawyer, about Brayton Purcell, and medical questions.
- Choosing a Lawyer
- Finding the Right Lawyer
- Answers questions about finding the right lawyer such as “How quickly do I need to find a lawyer?,” “What should happen at my initial interview with a law firm?,” “What questions should I ask before retaining a law firm?,” and “What should the lawyer charge?”
- Selecting an Asbestos Lawyer
- Answers questions about selecting an asbestos lawyer such as “How will I know which asbestos lawyer is best for me and my problem?,” “When should I contact an attorney regarding asbestos exposure?,” “Do lawyers specialize in asbestos trials?,” and “What resources should a firm be able to apply to my case?”
- Board Certification
- Discusses requirements for National Board of Trial Lawyers Certification.
- Web Resources
- Web Links
- Lists useful web site links in these categories: medical, legal, legislative, toxic substances, elder abuse, and various governmental and nonprofit organizations.
- Medical Journals
- Lists recent medical journal articles.
- Groups We Support
- List of links to nonprofit organizations we actively support.
About the Firm
- About Our Firm
- Tells about our firm including our excellent verdicts and settlements, our client service, and our legal team.
- Our Beliefs
- Explains our beliefs and gives our basic philosophy.
- Firm Locations
- Explains how to contact us and gives the location of our main offices.
- Alan Brayton
- Biography of senior and founding partner Al Brayton.
- Gilbert Purcell
- Biography of senior partner and lead trial counsel Gil Purcell.
- Associates
- List of our junior partners and associates, along with their law schools, undergrads, and years graduated.
- Of Counsel
- List of our attorneys of counsel along with their law schools, undergrads, and years graduated.
- Managers
- List of our managers, departments, and department duties.
- Employee of the Month
- List of our most recent employees of the month along with a brief biography of each employee.
- Our Employees Pets
- Pictures of pets of the employees of Brayton Purcell.
- Referrals
- Discusses attorney referrals, asbestos and mesothelioma referrals, consumer rights, personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2003–2004 Brayton Purcell
- Disclaimer
- Discusses our disclaimer, your legal rights, and your privacy.
- Request Information
- A contact form and request for information.