POTTER COUNTY, PA, ASBESTOS LAWYER
Pennsylvania recorded more than 3,000 asbestos-related deaths since 1979

After nearly 25 years of achieving record-breaking verdict and settlement awards for workers suffering from asbestos-related mesothelioma and lung cancer, New York-based Weitz & Luxenberg is pleased to announce that it is expanding its legal practice to Pennsylvania.

Residents of Potter County, Pa., afflicted with occupational lung cancer or mesothelioma, are urged to contact our lawyers. Simply use the form on this page for a free consultation to determine your eligibility to receive financial restitution for injuries related to asbestos.

March 23, 2009 – Pennsylvania is the fourth highest ranking state in the country (after California, Florida and New York) for deaths specifically related to mesothelioma and asbestosis, according to a national study conducted by the EWG Action Fund, a non-profit environmental research group headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The uniquely detailed report examined asbestos deaths on three levels – state, county and city – as reported to the federal government via death certificate records from 1979 through 2001. According to the study, at least 3,046 people in Pennsylvania have died from asbestos exposure since 1979. But this figure likely represents less than 20 percent of total asbestos-related deaths during that period because mesothelioma was not tracked by the federal government as a cause of death until 1999, the study observes.

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Among the Top 100 counties in the United States recording deaths due to asbestos, Pennsylvania has five on the list: Philadelphia County (ranked No. 3), Delaware County (No. 13); Allegheny County (No. 16); Montgomery County (No. 17) and Lancaster County (No. 84).

The two urban centers that make up Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are the state's hot spots for asbestos-related deaths. Furthermore, Pennsylvania has two government-listed asbestos-contamination sites; they are located in Ellwood City and New Castle.

About mesothelioma . . .

Occupations that are at the greatest risk for developing mesothelioma include: auto mechanic, construction worker, military veteran and shipyard worker.

These vocations used dangerous quantities of asbestos during the 20th century. And because mesothelioma has a long latency period (the desease is usually diagnosed decades after the initial occupational exposure), many cases are only now coming to light.

Time to seek justice!

The above study projects that in the next decade 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with the deadliest form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma. This disease, fatal in every case, is most often the result of industrial workplace exposure to asbestos, and usually contracted through employers’ emphasis on profits rather than the health and safety of company workers. That’s why people diagnosed with mesothelioma and surviving family members have strong cases in court.

Record of success . . .

In 2008, Weitz & Luxenberg achieved a $16-million verdict in an asbestos case that is the first successful asbestos verdict against a dental supply company. In 2007, Weitz & Luxenberg obtained a jury verdict of $37 million for two smokers with lung cancer who had been exposed to asbestos; the defendant was Robert A. Keasbey Co., a former insulation contractor and distributor of asbestos products.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please complete the form on this page for a free evaluation of your legal right to financial compensation. There is absolutely no cost to you until we achieve a verdict or settlement in your favor.