Help For VAs In WY
Vets of the American armed forces are entitled to a number of services specifically created in recognition of their personal needs. An up to date list of the facilities in Wyoming is located here.
Weitz & Luxenberg is known for spearheading asbestos cases, having won a landmark consolidated trial in 1991 involving employees of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s.
The law firm of Weitz and Luxenberg dealt with 36 clients in that case and collected $75 million. Another case yielded a $64.65 million award for four asbestos plaintiffs in 1996 (NY, docket # 10893/95), and, in 2002, the firm won a $53 million decision in New York for a brake mechanic diagnosed with mesothelioma (docket No. 12658-00). The firm has recovered hundreds of millions more for its clients, many of whom formed the basis of the victorious Allied war effort in the second World War.
Comprised of oxygen, hydrogen, silicon, and assorted metals, asbestos is classified as a mineral. Fibers made of asbestos are strong, flexible and not flammable. Asbestos also insulates very well and will not break down easily. Asbestos has been used in older plastics, paper products and floor tiles. Generally, asbestos fibers are mixed with a matter that binds them together, leading to the creation of asbestos containing material, otherwise known as ACM. Assorted industrial products are created with ACM, for example sealants, cement pipe and insulation.
Large amounts of individuals were part of the armed forces and had contact with asbestos for quite a while without knowing that this could one day cause the life-threatening disease: mesothelioma.
If you or someone you love has developed lung cancer after having contact with asbestos, we can help. It's never too late for a free case evaluation. The form below begins the process.
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Find out more about information for Veterans available at VBA-Western Area Office