Did work in the coast guard cause an asbestos-related pulmonary disease? Seek lawsuit compensation here.

In recent news about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, a retired Coast Guard machinist, died of asbestosis in a small town in New England. The decorated veteran was 88 years old.

The son of a waterman, he too worked as a waterman before enlisting in the Navy during World War II.

There, he served as a machinist aboard repair vessels in the Pacific, family members recall.

An engine machinist, he went to work in 1949 at the Coast Guard's Curtis Bay shipyard. He left in the mid-1960s and operated a tavern for a decade before returning to the Coast Guard yard in the 1970s.

He retired in 1989.

The Coast Guard, like others who served in the military, were exposed to asbestos from the military's use of asbestos containing material.

In decades past, the military mandated the use of asbestos.

Asbestos was valued for its durability, as well as its flame-retardent properties.

Military barracks and offices used asbestos containing products (ACM) as insulation, in the duct work, the water pipes, and the ceiling and floor tiles.

Due to the military's extensive use of asbestos, many people diagnosed with mesothelioma are veterans.

Many who worked in the coast guard have come forward to say their work environment led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer from 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.