San Francisco Diacetyl Lung Injury Lawyers

The San Francisco Bay Area diacetyl lung injury attorneys at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have worked diligently for over three decades helping lung and respiratory injury patients and their families. Their main goals have been to win their client’s lung injury cases and to get the clients the maximum compensation that is legally possible. Even after many studies confirming the danger of diacetyl, we are saddened by how prevalent it still is in factories, manufacturing facilities and food processing plants. Contact us right away to schedule your free initial consultation and case evaluation. Given our wide experience with diacetyl, we believe it is important for you to at least get a medical opinion no matter how much exposure you have had to it. We are thought of by some in the Bay Area to be the best San Francisco lung injury lawyers and we will continue to strive to live up to those high standards.

Inhaled Diacetyl at Work? Call Us

From the many diacetyl cases we have represented, we know how badly diacetyl exposure can affect the lungs and one’s ability to breathe. Our local San Francisco lung injury attorneys are prepared to help you and be on your side all the way. We will ensure that you are getting the comprehensive and timely medical attention that you need. Contact our firm any time of the day or night at (415) 200-0701 to learn more about your legal options and the merits of your case.

Uses for Diacetyl & Definition

Diacetyl is a naturally occurring substance which is being used as an ingredient to impart buttery flavors, feel and odors to a wide variety of manufactured foods and manufactured flavors. Diacetyl has also been used in natural and artificial flavorings such as butter-flavored candy, baked goods, microwave popcorn, cake and bread mixes, buttermilk, caramel and butterscotch.

Workers Who Are at Risk

Food processing workers are the ones most at risk but many other careers and industries could be too so be sure to check with your employer regarding the amounts of diacetyl in use. Workers exposed to it could be at risk of developing respiratory injuries, severe lung disease, or being afflicted by asthma due to the “natural” butter flavoring diacetyl. Included in the list of employees who are at danger are those in flavoring companies, various types of snack factories, bakeries, microwave popcorn factories, popcorn factories, and mass food production plants.

Inhaling Diacetyl Has Been Linked to Causing Severe Lung Disease & Asthma

The San Francisco workers’ compensation firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo has represented work comp claims for “popcorn lung” and diacetyl lung injuries for many years. Workers’ compensation laws are in place to protect injured employees after a work accident or job injury. The work comp insurance held by your employer for this exact situation has the potential to provide financial compensation to you for temporary disability, medical benefits, medical expenses, income, death benefits, permanent disability compensation, and vocational rehabilitation (when the circumstances of the work injury warrant such compensation).

Results of Diacetyl Exposure

Diacetyl has been found to cause severe respiratory injuries. Inhalation of diacetyl vapors can damage the cell linings of the respiratory airway tracts. Furthermore, science has shown that the lungs of mice exposed to diacetyl vapors show similar damage to that of bronchiolitis obliterans in human beings. And yet another study, this one by a European diacetyl manufacturer, also identified workers with respiratory injuries similar to those of food workers exposed to diacetyl. Food processing industry employees exposed to food flavorings containing diacetyl have developed serious respiratory illness, which may show up first with dry coughing, persistent wheezing, exertion, shortness of breath, and fixed airways obstruction on spirometry. This paragraph is only meant to help you take seriously the risk you have from diacetyl exposure.

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Inhaling diacetyl vapors can also lead to developing bronchiolitis obliterans. It is a severe form of obstructive lung disease. Otherwise known as popcorn lung, it has occurred when small airways become inflamed and scarred, resulting in the thickening and narrowing of the airways. The symptoms and the extent of airway obstruction can range from medium to severe. It is a permanent condition which means that lung function does not improve when exposure is stopped and patients may not get better.

Popcorn Lung Makes the Lungs Vulnerable to other Diseases like Pneumonia

To make matters worse, the condition also makes the lungs more susceptible to lung infection, such as bronchitis and pneumonia. If you are experiencing these symptoms or if you believe a family member, coworker or friend is, be sure to seek medical help and call our firm right away any hour of the day or night at (415) 200-0701.

Free Initial Consultation & Evaluation

We are one of the few lung injury firms around that have a vast amount of experience with cases that involve the devastating effects of diacetyl exposure. We are passionate about helping those who have been exposed to it. We provide free initial consultations and case evaluations to help injured people know their legal options. Our law firm operates its cases on a contingency basis where you will not owe us anything unless we win your injury case.

The San Francisco lung injury lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo will come to you at your house or hospital room if you are unable to come to our office. We are well known throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Oakland, Berkeley, Marin, the South Bay, the East Bay, Silicon Valley, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Jose, Sacramento, Fresno, Central California, Long Beach, and San Luis Obispo. We will also be available by appointment for meetings on the weekend and evening if you do not have the time to see us during the normal times of Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 5:30pm. We wish you and your loved ones the best possible recovery and a better future.

The Law Offices of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo
San Francisco, California ~ (415) 200-0701