DC: Useful Services For Vets
There are a number of facilities that have been instituted for veterans of the American armed forces. A current list of the facilities in District of Columbia can be found here.
Weitz & Luxenberg is known for taking the lead in the prosecution of asbestos cases, having won a historic consolidated trial in 1991 in regards to men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s.
We have 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 verdict in New York for a brake mechanic suffering from mesothelioma (docket No. 12658-00). The Asbestos team has recovered hundreds of millions more for its clients, many of whom formed the basis of the triumphant Allied war effort in the second World War.
Asbestos is a mineral. It is composed of silicon, oxygen, hydrogen and other metals. Fibers made of asbestos are tough, flexible and flame retardant. Asbestos also insulates very well and will not break down easily. Asbestos has been used in older plastics, paper products and floor tiles. In some cases, asbestos fibers are mixed with a substance that binds them together, producing asbestos containing material, otherwise known as ACM. Various industrial products are made of ACM, for example sealants, cement pipe and insulation.
Many people served in the armed forces and had contact with asbestos for a long time without knowing that this could one day bring about the life-threatening disease: lung cancer.
If you or someone you love has developed lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, allow us to help. It's never too late for a free case evaluation. The form below starts the process.
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Know more about tools for Vets available at VBA Southern Area Office