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Jerry Meunier Justin Woods Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, LLC 2800 Energy Centre 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70163-2800 Phone: 504.522.2304 Toll Free: 800.489.2304 http://www.gainsburghbenjamin.com

Plaintiff's Steering Committee
Raul R. Bencomo Bencomo & Associates 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Tel.(504)529-2929 http://www.bencomoandassociates.com	Matthew Moreland Becnel Law Firm, LLC. P.O. Drawer H 106 W. Seventh St. Reserve, LA 70084 (985) 536-1186 http://www.becnellaw.com
Frank J. D'Amico, Jr. Law Offices of Frank J. D'Amico, Jr. 622 Baronne St. New Orleans, LA 70113 504-525-7272 1-866-70-FRANK http://www.damicolaw.net	Linda Nelson Lambert & Nelson 701 Magazine Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3629 (504) 581-1750 (800)-521-1750 http://www.lambertandnelson.com
Tony Buzbee Buzbee Law Firm 1910 Ice & Cold Storage Building 104 21st Street (Moody) Galveston, TX 77550 (409) 762-5393 (800) 992-5393 http://www.txattorneys.com	Ronnie G. Penton Law Offices of Ronnie G. Penton 209 Hoppen Pl. Bogalusa, LA 70427 (985)732-5651 (985) 732- 5681 http://www.rgplaw.com

Other Participating Attorneys
Danny Becnel Becnel Law Firm, LLC. P.O. Drawer H 106 W. Seventh St. Reserve, LA 70084 (985) 536-1186 http://www.becnellaw.com	Dennis C. Sweet, III Sweet & Associates 200 S. Lamar Suite 200—North Tower Jackson, MS 39201 (601) 965-8700 http://www.sweetandassociates.net
Robert M. Becnel Law Offices of Robert M Becnel 425 W. Airline Hwy. Suite B Laplace, LA 70068 Phone: (985) 651-6101 Fax: (985) 651-6104	Paul Dominick Nexsen Pruett 205 King Street Suite 400 Charleston, South Carolina 29401 (843) 577.9440 http://www.nexsenpruett.com
Sideny D. Torres, III Law Offices of Sidney D. Torres, III 8301 W. Judge Perez Dr. Suite 303 Chalmette, LA 70043 (504) 271-8422 http://www.torres-law.com	Diane Zink 425 W Airline Hwy Ste B LaPlace, LA 70068 (985) 651-6101
Joe Bruno The Law Office of Joseph M. Bruno, APLC 855 Baronne Street, 3rd Floor New Orleans, LA 70113 504-561-6776 1-800-966-1335 http://www.jbrunolaw.com	Hugh "Skip" Lambert Lambert & Nelson 701 Magazine Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3629 (504) 581-1750 (800)-521-1750 http://www.lambertandnelson.com
Michael Hingle Michael Hingle & Associate 220 Gause Blvd., Suite 200 Slidell, LA 70458 (985) 641-6800 (985) 646-1471 Fax	John W. DeGravelles DeGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus, & Fruge, L.L.P 618 Main Street Baton Rouge, La 70801-1910 (225) 344.3735 http://www.dphf-law.com
Joe Rausch/Jim S. Hall Jim S. Hall & Associates 800 N Causeway Blvd Metairie, LA 70001-5363 (504) 832-3000 http://www.jimshall.com	Stephen B. Murray, Sr. Murray Law Firm 650 Poydras Street, Suite 1100 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 (504) 525-8100 http://www.murray-lawfirm.com
Nomaan K.Husain Young & Husain, P.L.L.C. 2700 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1220 Houston, Texas 77056 713.621.8900 877.521.8900 http://www.yhlawfirm.com	Douglas M. Schmidt 335 City Park Ave. New Orleans, LA 70119-4321 (504) 482-5711 (800) 375-1193

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Symptoms of Formaldehyde Exposure:

•	Asthma Attacks
•	Blurred Vision
•	Eye irritiation
•	Shortness of Breath
•	Sinus Infections
•	Skin rashes
•	Coughing
•	Dizziness
•	Headaches
•	Nausea
•	Nosebleeds
•	Wheezing
•	Formaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

What is Formaldehyde?

Formaldehyde is an important industrial chemical used to make other chemicals, building materials, and household products. It is one of the large family of chemical compounds called volatile organic compounds or 'VOCs'. The term volatile means that the compounds vaporize, that is, become a gas, at normal room temperatures.

What are the short-term health effects of formaldehyde exposure?

When formaldehyde is present in the air at levels exceeding 0.1 ppm, some individuals may experience health effects such as watery eyes; burning sensations of the eyes, nose, and throat; coughing; wheezing; nausea; and skin irritation. Some people are very sensitive to formaldehyde, while others have no reaction to the same level of exposure.

Can formaldehyde cause cancer?

Although the short-term health effects of formaldehyde exposure are well known, less is known about its potential long-term health effects. In 1980, laboratory studies showed that exposure to formaldehyde could cause nasal cancer in rats. This finding raised the question of whether formaldehyde exposure could also cause cancer in humans. In 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen under conditions of unusually high or prolonged exposure (1). Since that time, some studies of industrial workers have suggested that formaldehyde exposure is associated with nasal cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer, and possibly with leukemia. In 1995, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that formaldehyde is a probable human carcinogen. However, in a reevaluation of existing data in June 2004, the IARC reclassified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen (2).