Asbestos Lawsuit
If you or a loved one is a mesothelioma patient or suffers from another asbestos-related disease, you may be able to file an asbestos lawsuit. Not only can a personal injury or wrongful death suit provide compensation, but these lawsuits also hold the companies accountable for their actions.
You could be owed significant compensation for lost wages, bills, medical costs, and pain and suffering.
ASBESTOS CASES: HAVE YOU OR A LOVED ONE BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS, ASBESTOS DUST, AND/OR ASBESTOS FIBERS?
If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of exposure to asbestos and/or asbestos dust/fibers, you may be able to receive compensation through an asbestos lawsuit or settlement.
A group of product attorneys and class action lawyers investigate lawsuits and compensation for people injured by exposure to asbestos and/or asbestos sand/fibers. Asbestos is a group of six silicate mineral compounds with long fibrous crystals that are resistant to heat, fire, electricity, and corrosion. Because of its strength, durability, and fire-retardant properties, asbestos has long been used in the building and construction, military, ship, and automobile industries. Unfortunately, according to the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, asbestos is a known human carcinogen (a substance that can cause cancer). It is estimated that tens of thousands of people die each year from asbestos exposure in the United States. Asbestos Litigation and Arbitration Claims
Asbestos lawsuits and arbitrations that can be investigated include claims from people who were exposed to asbestos and suffered serious injuries, problems, symptoms, and side effects, including:
- Mesothelioma
- Lung cancer
- Asbestosis
- Pleural thickening of the lungs
- Pleurisy
- Pleural disease
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- Pleural effusion
- Peritoneal inflammation
- Pericardial effusion
- Rounded atelectasis (folded limbs)
- Laryngeal disease
- Pharyngeal disease
- Esophageal cancer
- Stomach disease
- Small bowel cancer
- Colon cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Other cancers related to asbestos
- Other Asbestos-Related Injuries
Asbestos Injury Claims
When asbestos dust is inhaled or ingested, fibers (consisting of microscopic fibrils that cannot be seen with the naked eye) can become permanently embedded in the body, causing inflammation, scarring and damage. genetics. Exposure to asbestos can cause various cancers, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, and laryngeal cancer, among others. Inhaling asbestos fibers can also cause tissue to form in the lungs (a condition called asbestosis) leading to lung failure. Other problems that can be caused by asbestos and asbestos-related injuries can include pleural effusion (a lung disease in which the pleura or the lining of the lung is inflamed), pleural plaques (deposits of collagen fibers hyalinized in the parietal pleura) , pleurisy (inflammation of the body). pleura), pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid or fluid in the middle of the pleura of the lungs) and atelectasis (collapse of the lungs or lungs). Despite the dangers of asbestos, it is still present in many old buildings, homes and schools, as well as some products.
Types of asbestos
The most common type of asbestos is called serpentine asbestos, which consists of creeping fibers of the mineral Chrysotile (also called white asbestos). Serpentine or chrysotile asbestos is commonly found in insulation, roofing, drywall, cement, adhesives, brakes, vinyl tile, gaskets, and fire retardants, among other things.
Another type of asbestos is called amphibole asbestos, which consists of needle-like fibers from various other minerals including amosite (brown asbestos), crocidolite (blue asbestos), anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite. This type of asbestos can also be found in cement boards, roof tiles, acid boxes, rubber, among others.
Some talc products (such as talc powder) may contain some asbestos due to contamination during the talc extraction process. Asbestos symptoms, signs and confusion
Signs and symptoms of asbestos exposure generally include the presence of symptoms of asbestos-related diseases, including problems related to the lungs, throat or other parts related to asbestos. asbestosis, mesothelioma, cancer, etc. (such as shortness of breath, chest pain and fatigue, etc.).
Unfortunately, asbestos symptoms do not appear until many years after exposure to asbestos. In other words, there is a long time between the time of exposure and the onset of asbestos-related diseases or symptoms (sometimes up to 5 to 10 years, sometimes up to 40 years, and sometimes even more).
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, laryngeal cancer or other types of cancer or other diseases related to asbestos. , you may be liable for asbestos. - related to judgment or settlement. Contact a personal injury attorney to request a free case evaluation
* If you or a loved one experiences any health problems, reactions, or problems from products (such as asbestos or asbestos fibers), we encourage you to see your doctor or your doctor quickly in the examination.
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