A common challenge in Duarte is that exposure history can be fragmented. People may recall:
- helping with yard maintenance at home after evenings of work or weekend errands
- mowing or trimming vegetation that someone else treated
- noticing odors or overspray during seasonal landscaping
- working around facilities where herbicides are periodically applied
- carrying residue home on work clothing or work boots
Unlike a single workplace incident, herbicide exposure often looks like a pattern—over time, across locations, and through more than one person. That’s exactly why the legal work tends to start with organizing a credible timeline: where you were, what was done, and when symptoms and treatment began.


