Are you a welder with asbestos-related cancer? We can help you file a claim for compensation.

In recent news about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, a retired pipe fitter and welder suffering from malignant mesothelioma, a rare but fatal cancer resulting from exposure to asbestos, has filed a lawsuit.

The legal action is directed against his former employers.

According to court documents, the former welder began working on a construction project involving asbestos-involved installation work for a Shell chemical plant.

Mesothelioma has a long latency period and the man was not diagnosed with the rare cancer until this year.

Research reports indicate that up to the early 1980s, welding rods were coated with a mixture containing 5% to 15% asbestos. Asbestos-containing welding rods, sold in the billions up to the early 1980's, have caused lung cancer and mesothelioma in untold numbers of workers.

Many welders have come forward to say their work or home 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.