WILLIAMSPORT, PA
ASBESTOS LAWYER
New York law firm for Williamsport residents with occupational asbestos disease

Williamsport, Pa., asbestos injury lawyer . . .

Jury verdicts in asbestos cases continue to be very high. In 2007, Weitz & Luxenberg obtained a verdict of $37 million in two asbestos cases involving claims of lung cancer. In 2008, we obtained a jury verdict in a mesothelioma case for $16.25 million.

Williamsport residents with occupational lung cancer or mesothelioma are urged to contact our lawyers for a free consultation to determine their eligibility to receive financial compensation for injuries related to asbestos.

April 21, 2009 – The state of Pennsylvania is ranked No. 4 in the nation (after California, Florida and New York) 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).

Time to seek justice!

Mesothelioma has a long latency period, and is usually diagnosed decades after the initial exposure incident. That’s why the number of cases is currently rising, despite the recent downturn in asbestos use.

In the next decade, 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma 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 its workers. That’s why workers diagnosed with mesothelioma and their surviving family members have strong cases in court.

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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.