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Environmental Lawsuits

Harmful Chemicals and Products

What is an Environmental Lawsuit?

Environmental lawsuits are created so that women (and men) can take action against massive industrial and institutional powers that harmed them or their family by unleashing chemical toxins into the ecosystem.

We’re already deeply involved in these national cases where often corporate entities were aware the substances had the capability to create serious medical conditions (such as cancer) but chose to endanger the majority of Americans anyway:

Camp Lejeune, NC

The filing deadline for injuries suffered from exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune between 1853-1987 expired on August 10, 2024, two years after the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 was signed into law. As of 2025, the US government said it was reserving upwards of $6.1 billion for payouts through 2031, with many plaintiffs expecting receipt within one-two years.1

Mesothelioma

It’s no longer just common in older men. In February 2024, the Journal of Pediatric Surgery published a review of data on mesothelioma in young adults and children.2 Around 1 in 4 mesothelioma patients is a woman, likely resulting from second-hand asbestos exposure.3

Paraquat

Despite multiple studies linking Paraquat herbicide to Parkinson’s disease (PD), paraquat dichloride continues being sold and used in the US, while 70 other countries have banned it.4 Lawsuits allege that Syngenta and Chevron failed to warn users of confirmed danger.

PFAS

At a plastics industry convention about “dangerous forever chemicals” in May 2024, “lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation” with “potentially astronomical costs,” calling it “one of the most sprawling corporate-liability battles in United States history.”5

Roundup

Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer/ Monsanto’s fastest-growing US herbicide, was deemed “probably carcinogenic to humans” in March 2015 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer/ IARC.6

A Case for Women is a torchbearer for survivors’ rights. Since 2015, we’ve helped women (and men) file environmental lawsuits against formidable industrial and institutional powers that unleashed chemical toxins into the atmosphere. A 2025 study from the EWG, for example, revealed that 158,000,000 Americans are exposed to forever chemicals in tap water, doubled from 70,000,000 in 2023.7

And since women are often the primary decision makers for their families,8 we more often carry the emotional + physical fallout from needless tragedies caused by corporate and institutional oversight. If a family member should fall sick from exposure to reckless toxins loosed into the atmosphere, women are the most likely to take legal action. That’s where A Case for Women comes in.

What Can I Expect from Participating in an Environmental Lawsuit?

If you or a family member suffered a serious medical condition (like cancer, Parkinson’s, etc.) or you lost a loved one after toxic exposure – we’re here to empower you with information and one-on-one support when it comes to fighting the corporate giants. We’ll take you by the hand and walk you through the first steps.

Remember that just one voice can lead the way to loud national visibility.

But first, it’s helpful to know these key points:

  • The time limit to file an environmental lawsuit depends on a state’s respective SOL (statute of limitations): Said another way, SOL is the time frame allowed to file a lawsuit after you’ve been harmed.
  • We only work with nationally recognized environmental lawyers who operate on contingency, meaning they either win a positive jury verdict or settlement for you or you owe your attorneys nothing at the end of the day.

In civil cases, verdicts and settlements typically include the survivor(s) receiving financial compensation + they can force systemic change in industry policies/ procedures at the core. Ultimately, civil lawsuits help change a system designed to overlook industry self-regulation. That is the reason they matter so much.

How Does An Environmental Lawsuit Work?

Civil cases use monetary penalties to punish bad actors. One of the environmental law firms we work with will draft documents and collect evidence to strengthen your case (while working closely with you, of course), then defend your case if it goes to trial (FYI: improbable), negotiate a settlement, or pursue a successful jury verdict. The ultimate objective is to win for you and, by doing so, force noteworthy change from those who harmed you (this of course helps protect future generations too).  

A Case for Women and A Case for Justice have fought many Goliaths to achieve financial recompense for sufferers of toxins in the environment.

What Has A Case for Women Done to Help?

We’re about helping women take action if you or a family member has developed a forbidding medical condition or died as a result of exposure to environmental toxins. Since 2015, we have been devoted to halting corporate recklessness at the highest levels, including the US military and federal government.

ACFW is here to help women (you, your spouse, your partner, your children) take legal action in an environmental lawsuit specific to the hardships you experienced. You didn’t ask for this – and you’re not alone. Let us help you fight back. We’re here 24/7/365 – because we want to be.

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Sources

  1. JR Culpepper, “New EPA data shows 158M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water,” EWG/ Environmental Working Group, March 27, 2025.
  2. Colleen P. Nofi, Bailey K. Roberts, Barrie S. Rich, Richard D. Glick, ‘Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Peritoneal and Pleural Mesothelioma: A National Cancer Database Review,” Journal of Pediatric Surgery, June 2024.
  3. Jenna Tozzi, RN, editor, “Mesothelioma in Women,” Mesothelioma Hope, April 30, 2025.

  4. Amudalat Ajasa, “70 countries have banned this pesticide. It’s still for sale in the U.S.,” Washington Post, January 22, 2025.

  5. Hiroko Tabuchi, “Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits,” New York Times, May 28, 2024.

  6. Nathan Donley, “How the EPA’s lax regulation of dangerous pesticides is hurting public health and the US economy, Brookings, September 29, 2022

  7. Laura Williamson, “Families often have chief medical officers – and they’re almost always women,” American Heart Association, April 17, 2024.