Cutting asbestos boards in construction a high-risk job for lung cancer.

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In recent news about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, a widow who battled for years to prove her husband suffered a painful death from asbestos-related lung cancer due to his job at a building firm has won lawsuit compensation.

The father-of-three died within weeks of being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Now, after a long legal battle, his 69-year-old widow has received the lawsuit compensation settlement from insurers representing his former employer.

He worked for the construction company between 1972 and 1980 where he was exposed to asbestos while cutting asbestos boards to fit into the partitioned walls.

Asbestos boards are sheets of fire-resistant material made from asbestos fiber and portland cement. When they are cut, the fibers and dust from the boards become airborne, and can be breathed in by workers.

“he had always been a fit and active man,” said his widow. “We had been married for 47 years and it was terrible watching him change from being such a healthy person who loved his gardening and helping his three children with jobs around the home, to a shadow of his former self in the space of just a few months.”

Her husband was 66 when he was diagnosed with the terminal lung cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos, in March 2006.

Many people who cut asbestos boards in construction have come forward to say their work environment led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer or another one of the cancers associated with asbestos.

If this has been your experience, our asbestos lawyers may be able to help you receive compensation for your health problems.

For over two decades, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has handled some of the most legally complicated and groundbreaking asbestos litigation in the country, winning many millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements along the way.

Men and women diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure or secondary exposure may be entitled to compensation from the companies responsible for their disease.

If you would like a free consultation or more information about your legal options, please complete the form on this page, and a representative of our law firm will contact you as soon as possible.