Second Hand Asbestos Exposure Can Lead to Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a fatal form of cancer which is caused by breathing asbestos fibers. While most diagnosed cases have occurred among people who worked around the toxic substance, second hand asbestos exposure can also cause health problems and mesothelioma lawsuits have been successfully brought by spouses, children and other family members of workers who came directly in contact with asbestos and carried the fibers home on their clothes or in the hair.
>>INFORMATION: Mesothelioma from Asbestos Exposure
Since 1929, over 600,000 asbestos lawsuits have been filed against more than 6,000 different defendants over the development of mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. It is one of the largest and longest-running mass torts in U.S. history, with the total payouts estimated to exceed $200 billion one day.
A growing number of lawsuits are being filed by those who were not directly exposed to asbestos by working around the toxic substances, but by living in the same house as those who came into direct contact.
Wives who have washed the clothing of their husbands, children who were held by their parents after arriving home from work covered in the fibers, and other similar situations have resulted in successful lawsuits for compensation against the manufacturers of asbestos and products that contain asbestos.
SPOUSE AND CHILDREN ASBESTOS LAWYERS
The asbestos lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. investigate potential claims throughout the United States for mesothelioma caused by either direct or indirect exposure to asbestos.
Unfortunately, mesothelioma and other asbestos-caused diseases are often not diagnosed until years have passed from exposure. Therefore, it is important to have any potential claim reviewed as soon as possible after a diagnosis to make sure that your family’s rights are protected.
To have an attorney review your potential case to determine whether compensation may be available for your family, request a free consultation and claim evaluation.
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TED says:
I WORKED IN THE NAVAL SHIPYARD FOR ONLY ONE YEAR 38 YEARS AGO AS A INSULATOR NOW ASBETOS IS SHOWING UP ON MY LUNGS DO I HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON
Posted on February 16, 2010 at 8:44 am
Dennis says:
My Dad passed from this and won a suit for which my mother received a settlement. Is there ant law suits which give the childern a settlment?
Posted on March 2, 2010 at 4:43 pm
montrina says:
My mother was exposed to asbestos. She was diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung, malignant plueral effusion, and lung cancer. She was diagnosed in June of 99 and died in December of 99. She was exposed to asbestos. She worked for a local school district as a “head custodian”. My mother was 46 when she died in 99.
Posted on July 29, 2010 at 3:50 am
sarah says:
queston is i have a 40 year old daught er has sezers wasnt born with it and always sick her real father went to vet nam 1 year befor we marrid we were marrid 17 years had 3 children anyway after years we divorice now but years later he has and been digenest with asbestos and has cancer can my kids have cought this also he worked in a shypyard and we were marrid at the time come home hold his kids he worked thair for 2 years also
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 3:35 pm