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Jed Dietrich, Esq., Recognized as a Best Lawyer and American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best Attorney, is Committed to Protecting the Rights of Families Across Syracuse. If You or a Loved One Has Been Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease After a Suspected Chlorpyrifos Exposure, Our Experienced Team of Attorneys Could Help You Collect the Evidence You Need to Obtain a Fair Settlement.

Chlorpyrifos is a powerful pesticide used to treat soil, wood, and even livestock.

For decades, chlorpyrifos enjoyed widespread use by farmers and exterminators. Easy to find and easy to use, chlorpyrifos was put to work in a variety of contexts. It was sprayed on crops, spread across lawns, and used to exterminate termite nests and ant mounds. In New York, chlorpyrifos was once used in and around homes.

However, scientists have always suspected that chlorpyrifos carries more risks than its manufacturers were willing to admit.

Although there was always evidence to suggest that chlorpyrifos could be dangerous, lawmakers waited decades to take action. It was only in the early 2000s that the federal government began clamping down on chlorpyrifos over concerns that inhalation could permanently stunt children’s development. Later, in 2021, New York took the landmark step of proposing an outright ban on most chlorpyrifos-containing pesticides a ban that was enacted and put into practice in July of the same year.

A growing body of evidence now suggests that chlorpyrifos, sometimes abbreviated to “CPF,” could have links to Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder with no known cure. In December 2025, for instance, a team of scientists from the University of California found that people with a history of chlorpyrifos exposure may have “more than a 2.5-fold increased risk of developing” Parkinson’s disease. 

Even though these studies are new, concerns about CPF have a much longer history and it now appears that many pesticide companies, rather than proactively assisting health regulators, chose to protect their profits by suppressing new evidence and failing to warn the public of their products’ potential risks.

You do not have to bear the burden of corporate negligence alone.

No amount of money can make up for a life-altering diagnosis, but a personal injury lawsuit could help you obtain the compensation you need to protect your health and prepare for the fight of your life. A recognized U.S. News & World Report Best Law Firm, the Dietrich Law Firm P.C. has spent decades helping New York families assert their rights to a fair recovery. If you think you could have a case even if you are not sure how, when, or why you were exposed to chlorpyrifos our highly experienced team of attorneys could help. Call Jed Dietrich, Esq., today at 1-315-839-3939 to speak to a chlorpyrifos injury lawyer near Syracuse and schedule your 100% free, no-obligation consultation as soon as possible.

Chlorpyrifos is categorized as a broad-spectrum organophosphate.

As a pesticide, chlorpyrifos works by attacking insects’ nervous systems, preventing critical nerve cells from communicating with one another. In insects, even incidental exposure to chlorpyrifos can cause rapid death.

However, while chlorpyrifos is primarily used for pest control, it can hurt people, too.

In humans, any exposure to chlorpyrifos in the air, or on contaminated food can trigger serious symptoms. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Headaches;
2. Blurred vision;
3. Watery eyes;
4. Excessive salivating (drooling);
5. Dizziness;
6. Confusion;
7. Muscle weakness;
8. Nausea;
9. Diarrhea; and
10. Sudden changes in heart rate.

Many of these symptoms, while uncomfortable and potentially life-threatening, are short-lived in duration. However, chlorpyrifos can cause other problems, problems that do not go away and can, in some cases, grow worse with time. In children, chlorpyrifos is believed to cause serious developmental challenges, potentially stunting neurological growth and even causing irreversible brain damage. In the past, much of the criticism levied against CPF focused on these child-specific issues.

Researchers now believe that chlorpyrifos can be dangerous for adults, too. The University of California team, for instance, found that “long-term exposure to CPF is associated with an up to 174% increased risk of developing [Parkinson’s disease].” Laboratory-controlled experiments on mice, which were exposed to a sprayable form of chlorpyrifos designed to mimic common pesticide applications, also found that CPF triggered Parkinson’s-related symptoms like “motor dysfunction … neuron loss … and neuroinflammation.”

“Taken together,” the scientists wrote, “these findings strongly support a causal association between CPF and PD.”

Put in simpler terms, the UCLA’s conclusion is as stark as it is alarming: all the evidence now suggests that any exposure to chlorpyrifos, even an exposure that occurred decades in the past, could cause Parkinson’s.

Chlorpyrifos does not cause Parkinson’s disease overnight.

“Importantly,” the UCA team said, “CPF exposures that occurred 10-20 years prior to disease onset were more strongly associated with [Parkinson’s disease] than the 10-year period before PD onset.”

The implications of this finding cannot be ignored.

Unlike the common cold or the flu, any significant exposure or exposures to chlorpyrifos could cause serious damage that is not immediately noticeable. It can take years often decades for conditions like Parkinson’s disease to develop after an initial exposure. Unfortunately, once symptoms start to appear, they would not go away.

In fact, because Parkinson’s is a progressive condition, symptoms will almost always grow worse with time. Modern medical treatments are effective in stalling the progression of Parkinson’s disease, but they ultimately cannot stop nature from taking its course.

Pesticide companies should have taken the risks of chlorpyrifos more seriously.

They could have commissioned studies, investigated reports, and listened to what scientists had to say.

Instead, they ignored the evidence and, at times, invested significant amounts of time, money, and resources into keeping chlorpyrifos’s risks out of the public eye.

You do not have to pay the price for a pesticide-maker’s refusal to do what is right. Since our founding in 2005, the Dietrich Law Firm P.C. has helped our clients across Syracuse obtain more than $300 million in damages. We could help you, too. Please send us a message online or call us today at 1-315-839-3939 to speak to a chlorpyrifos injury lawyer and find out how we could help secure the compensation you need and the justice that you deserve.

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