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Friday, November 16, 2007
Woman Exposed to Toxic Chemicals Sues Company and Docs
Ryan Ruiz, 16, of Austin Texas, shares the same last name with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Hector Ruiz. Ryan is the victim of a birth defect. He is missing the lower right part of his arm and was born with significant cognitive impairment. The unfortunate irony of his last name is that his conditions are allegedly caused by Hector Ruiz's company, AMD.
Ryan's mom, Maria Ruiz, worked in AMD's Fab 14 clean room from 1988 to 2002. She was exposed to a wide array of toxic chemicals during her employment with AMD, including ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate and 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, both known to cause birth defects. During her employment she had to seek medical attention at least twice due to fume inhalation.
Her exposure concerned her when she discovered she was pregnant. She inquired about health risks with a local doctor at the Austin Regional Clinic but was told not to worry about it and to feel free to return to work. AMD was perfectly happy to take her back, and she worked most of the remaining course of her pregnancy, continuously exposed to chemicals that are known in the medical community to cause birth defects.
She had her son, Ryan, who was born missing part of a limb and with brain damage.
Now Maria is taking the fight to the corporation she feels damaged her and her son. The lawsuit, filed in Travis County District Court, both targets AMD and includes medical malpractice allegations against the doctors at the clinic she went to for medical consultation. It names a family/occupational health practitioner and an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, George Marking, MD and Alinda Cox, MD. These doctors, according to the suit, failed to warn Maria about any possible risks of working with the toxic chemicals at her place of employment during her pregnancy.
If you or a loved one has suffered due to medical malpractice in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the medical malpractice attorneys at Pomerantz, Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.
Ryan's mom, Maria Ruiz, worked in AMD's Fab 14 clean room from 1988 to 2002. She was exposed to a wide array of toxic chemicals during her employment with AMD, including ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate and 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, both known to cause birth defects. During her employment she had to seek medical attention at least twice due to fume inhalation.
Her exposure concerned her when she discovered she was pregnant. She inquired about health risks with a local doctor at the Austin Regional Clinic but was told not to worry about it and to feel free to return to work. AMD was perfectly happy to take her back, and she worked most of the remaining course of her pregnancy, continuously exposed to chemicals that are known in the medical community to cause birth defects.
She had her son, Ryan, who was born missing part of a limb and with brain damage.
Now Maria is taking the fight to the corporation she feels damaged her and her son. The lawsuit, filed in Travis County District Court, both targets AMD and includes medical malpractice allegations against the doctors at the clinic she went to for medical consultation. It names a family/occupational health practitioner and an obstetrics and gynecology specialist, George Marking, MD and Alinda Cox, MD. These doctors, according to the suit, failed to warn Maria about any possible risks of working with the toxic chemicals at her place of employment during her pregnancy.
If you or a loved one has suffered due to medical malpractice in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the medical malpractice attorneys at Pomerantz, Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.
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