Temple Terrace Ethylene Oxide Exposure: Do You Have Questions About ACS, Cancer Risk, or the Telecom Park Area?

You may have a case if you lived less than 5 miles from the facility. Distance matters, but it is not the only factor. There is a small chance you have a case even if you were more than 5 miles from the facility. Lawyers also look at the years you were there, how much time you spent there, your diagnosis, and whether records can prove your location.

The most relevant review area is generally 0 to 3 miles from 7802 E. Telecom Parkway. We also review 3 to 5 miles when there are certain facts, such as long duration, your particular cancer diagnosis, work or school exposure, daycare exposure, or direct workplace exposure.

That is usually harder. It may still be worth asking if you worked directly with EtO, worked inside the facility or connected building, handled sterilized medical products, or have another special exposure fact.

Work exposure can matter. The review should look at where you worked, how close it was to the ACS EtO facility, what years you worked there, and how many hours per week you were physically present.

That should be reviewed, especially if the school or daycare was close to the facility and the person was there for a meaningful period during the key years of 2016 – 2023.

That may be important. These cases need careful review because they may involve direct exposure facts, but workplace cases can also involve workers’ compensation or employer-liability issues.

Breast cancer is one of the major cancer categories reviewed in EtO cases. Your review should look at the exact diagnosis, diagnosis date, subtype, exposure history, and competing risk factors.

Those are among the cancer categories for review. You should gather your diagnosis date, pathology records, treatment records, and location history.

You can still ask. Some cancers are more difficult to connect to EtO than others, but the answer depends on the exact diagnosis, subtype, exposure facts, and medical history.

This page is specifically for people with a cancer diagnosis. People without a diagnosis may have questions about medical monitoring, where a court would order certain parties to pay to monitor your health. Those cases may be coming in the future.

Wrongful death cases may be reviewed if the person had one of the cancers discussed above, lived, worked, or went to school near the site during the relevant period, and the family has or can obtain medical and estate records.

Post-July 2023 cases are more fact-specific. You should still ask if you were very close to the site, worked inside or near the facility, or had other things happen to you linking you to exposure.

No. But records help. If you have a pathology report, diagnosis date, treatment history, or death certificate, save them.

Not necessarily, but there is a good chance you become part of a class action if you qualify. Ultimately, that will be your decision. Toxic exposure cases are often reviewed individually because each person has different addresses, dates, diagnoses, medical histories, and damages.

There is no fee for a case review. If the firm accepts the case, fees are typically handled on a contingency basis, meaning no attorney’s fee unless there is a recovery.

No lawyer can honestly tell you that from a website form. That requires review of exposure facts, medical records, science, and expert opinions. The first step is determining whether your facts are worth deeper legal review.