Toxic Tort Attorney in California: Metzger Law Group

Raphael Metzger is a toxic tort attorney and the principal of the Metzger Law Group, a boutique firm located in Long Beach, California that litigates occupational disease cases (primarily benzene-leukemia claims) against the oil and chemical industries. These toxic tort cases are very difficult to win, because Metzger must prove that the
plaintiff's cancer was caused by exposure to the defendants' products. Such proof requires experts to prove that benzene was in the products and that the plaintiff's cancer was caused by exposure to the products years ago. A typical case for the firm will involve a single plaintiff against anywhere from a few to 50 defendants. Metzger's firm is the only one of its kind in California; most attorneys would hesitate before suing one chemical company, let alone 50!

Metzger has obtained more than 10 settlements/verdicts in 7 figures, often in cases that other litigators would consider unwinnable. Early this year, Metzger negotiated a settlement of almost $2.3 million for a young man suffering from leukemia who had worked for less than a year as an aircraft painter at McDonnell Douglas - a duration most attorneys would consider too brief to cause leukemia. Metzger proved causation using cutting edge science - he proved that a rare chromosome abnormality the plaintiff had is caused by exposure to benzene.

Mr. Metzger considers his greatest mark of success the contributions he has made to charitable organizations ranging from cancer research to public interest organizations. He made two contributions totaling $1 million to the California Community Foundation for the benefit of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. As Mr. Metzger says: "Many lawyers have obtained million-dollar recoveries for their clients, but how many have contributed $1 million to charity?" The true mark of a great attorney is not what he receives, but what he gives!

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