PLEASANTVILLE, NJ,
ASBESTOS LAWYER
Atlantic County, NJ
– Recognized for excessive asbestos-related deaths

A mesothelioma lawyer from the personal injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg reports on the dangers of asbestos exposure in Pleasantville, NJ.

May 21, 2009 – Atlantic County, NJ (home to the city of Pleasantville; Pop: 19,012) has the unenviable distinction of being ranked the No. 13 county in New Jersey for asbestos-related deaths.

According to a groundbreaking study by the EWG Action Fund, a non-profit environmental research group headquartered in Washington, D.C., the entire state of New Jersey has a very poor record when it comes to deaths attributed to asbestos exposure.

For example, on the study’s list of the Top 100 Counties in the United States recording deaths due to asbestos, New Jersey listed 12 counties – a figure matched only by California and Florida.

The study is the first-ever wide-range examination of asbestos-related mortality figures in the United States, as reported to the federal government via death certificate records from 1979 through 2001.

Pleasantville, NJ, asbestos lawyer with state mesothelioma statistics

According to the study’s findings, New Jersey is the sixth most deadly state in the nation for asbestos exposure. Between 1979 and 2001, at least 2,775 people died from asbestos in New Jersey. This figure is a low estimate and could actually be as high as 3,505, according to the study, because the federal government did not begin tracking mesothelioma as a cause of death until 1999.

Between 1979 and 2001, as many as 113 people died of asbestosis or mesothelioma in Pleasantville’s Atlantic County.

Pleasantville, NJ, asbestos-injury lawyer for compensation

After two decades of earning record-breaking verdicts and settlements for clients harmed by asbestos materials, the New York-based law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg is expanding its practice to New Jersey and to the workers and residents of Pleasantville, NJ.

New Jersey residents suffering from asbestos-caused lung cancer or mesothelioma are urged to contact our lawyers for a free evaluation of their case. Our lawyers work on a contingency basis, so there is absolutely no cost to you until we secure a verdict or settlement in your favor.