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Fort Dix residents face risk of asbestos exposure

Asbestos lawyer for Fort Dix, NJ, residents

Long recognized in the legal community for achieving record-breaking verdicts and settlements for workers injured by asbestos, the New York-based personal injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg is pleased to announce that it is expanding its practice to New Jersey and to residents of Fort Dix in Burlington County, NJ, who have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness.

Fort Dix, NJ, history spans two world wars

During the nearly 100-year history of Fort Dix, asbestos was extensively used in buildings and machinery for its fire-retardant properties, especially during war time when combat conditions made the threat of fire a very real danger. Today, asbestos is recognized for what it is: A toxic human carcinogen that, when inhaled, can lead years later to lung cancer, mesothelioma and death.

Construction on Fort Dix began in June, 1917, before both world wars. Camp Dix, as it was known at the time, was a training and staging ground for units during World War I. Camp Dix became Fort Dix on March 8, 1939, when the installation became a permanent Army post.

Fort Dix remained active during the Korean and Viet Nam wars, when asbestos materials continued to play a major role in defense. The base sent soldiers to Operation Desert Storm in 1992. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Fort Dix would be merged with two neighboring military bases, McGuire Air Force Base and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst.

Burlington County, NJ, health record

Some 7,464 people, including 714 families, currently reside at Fort Dix. Not to dramatize an already risky health situation for Fort Dix residents, but the army installation is located in New Jersey’s Burlington County, which has the dubious distinction of being the No. 7 county in New Jersey for asbestos-related deaths – this, according to a recent study conducted by the EWG Action Fund, a non-profit environmental research group headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The truth about asbestos

Medical authorities estimate that in the next decade more than 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with mesothelioma, the deadliest of asbestos-caused cancers.

This disease is most often the result of industrial workplace exposure to asbestos – and usually contracted through employers’ disregard for the health and safety of workers. That’s why workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, and their surviving family members, have strong cases in court.

Asbestos lawyer for Fort Dix, NJ

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and seek FREE legal guidance, please notify us through the convenient communication form on this page. We will pursue your claim with vigilance to help you pay for medical bills and lost wages. There is no cost to you until we win a settlement or a verdict.