Canadian construction unions say 300 workers will die from asbestos exposure in next 5 years

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A leading physician in Canada with an expertise in mesothelioma research, along with a University of B.C. professor, are supporting an analysis by construction unions that 300 workers will die of asbestos-related disease each year over the next five years, reported the Vancouver Sun on February 4, 2008.

That alarming statistic indicates that over 1,500 construction employees will succumb to mesothelioma and other asbestos exposure illnesses in the next five years, the article explained.

The Sun said this prediction is based on a Building Trades' analysis of preliminary statistics and the latest research at the UBC School of Environmental Health in Canada.

Sadly, this situation is all too familiar to the attorneys in the Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. Asbestos Litigation unit here in the United States.

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