In The Media

Beyond that, a newsletter from the New York City-based Frankel Law Firm cites a handful of cases in which courts have ruled that kids damaged by lead paint, in suits filed on their behalf by parents, lack the standing to sue because they did not sign the lease or sales contract.

Manhattan lawyer Reuven Frankel, who specializes in representing victims of lead poisoning, likewise said: “The current system is risky and the risk is a child’s brain development.”

Jeffries’ attorney, Reuven Frankel, hired a consultant to check the apartment for remaining lead; they still found traces of it in the home. In the months after his first blood test, Bishop’s lead level had dropped to 5 micrograms per deciliter, right at the cutoff where intervention isn’t typically seen as necessary.

It’s another example of how the city fails to enforce its own laws,” said Reuven Frankel, an attorney with a history of filing lead-related suits against NYCHA.

According to Velasco’s attorney, Reuven Frankel, the Health Department’s inquiry ultimately led to a grandparent’s apartment in Queens — where lead paint was also found — and to the child’s school.

“I’m not really sure what was going on,” said Rollins’ lawyer, Reuven Frankel. “But the city had multiple opportunities to ameliorate the harm that arose from their negligence, and completely failed.”

Rollins’ claims, filed by her attorney, Reuven Frankel, come as the New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, is under fire for failing to conduct required annual lead paint inspections in public housing complexes. The New York Post reported last month that lawsuits stemming from NYCHA’s inspection failures could cost the city up to $100 million.

The rate of lead poisoning has decreased significantly in private and public housing since 2010, but even one child with lead poisoning is too many, said attorney Reuven Frankel, who represents individuals poisoned by lead.

Lawyer Reuven Frankel, another expert in lead-poisoning cases, said juries have awarded verdicts in the range of $1 million to $4 million per child, and “you have settlements north or south of that.” “Multiply that by the number of kids you’re talking about — you’re talking about a lot of money,” he added.