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Top asbestos injury law firm for South Williamsport, Pa. residents with mesothelioma

South Williamsport residents with occupational lung cancer or mesothelioma are urged to contact the lawyers at Weitz & Luxenberg for a free legal consultation to evaluate their eligibility to receive financial compensation for injuries related to asbestos

Weitz & Luxenberg’s track record for achieving outstanding verdicts and settlements for workers poisoned by asbestos includes a $16-million verdict last year, recognized in the legal community as the first successful asbestos verdict against a dental supply company. In 2007, Weitz & Luxenberg obtained a $37-million verdict for the families of two smokers with lung cancer who died from asbestos exposure.

April 21, 2009 – After California, Florida and New York, Pennsylvania is the highest ranking state in the nation for deaths attributed specifically to mesothelioma and asbestosis, according to a pioneering study of U.S. asbestos-related mortalities by the EWG Action Fund, a non-profit environmental research group headquartered in Washington, D.C.

This first-ever detailed study of U.S. deaths from asbestos exposure presents mortality statistics on three levels – state, county and city – as reported to the federal government via death certificate records from 1979 through 2001.

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Five counties in Pennsylvania are on the EWG’s list of the Top 100 counties in the U.S. recording deaths from mesothelioma or asbestosis. They are: Philadelphia County (ranked No. 3), Delaware County (No. 13); Allegheny County (No. 16); Montgomery County (No. 17) and Lancaster County (No. 84).

Mesothelioma is usually diagnosed decades after the initial exposure because the disease has a long latency period. That’s why many cases are only now coming to light, despite the current downturn in asbestos use.

Time to seek justice!

The EWG Action Fund study states that in the next decade 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma, fatal in nearly every case within two years after diagnosis, 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 their workers. That’s why a worker diagnosed with mesothelioma (usually the family breadwinner) has a strong case in court for obtaining financial compensation for the family to cover medical bills and lost wages.

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If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestos-related lung cancer, 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.