How we are affected now: Today's Exposures are From Contact With Old Asbestos Materials.

In decades past, exposures to asbestos occured during direct contact with asbestos products. Nowadays, the exposures are from the maintenance of these old materials.

Work Exposures
Most workplace exposures today happen during repair, renovation, removal, or maintenance of asbestos products that were installed years ago.

People with the greatest risk of asbestos exposure are those who disturb old asbestos materials at homes or on the job. They may include:

carpenters,

construction workers,

utility workers,

electricians,

pipefitters and plumbers,

steel mill workers,

sheet metal workers,

boilermakers

mechanics.

Disturbed, broken asbestos-containing materials release fibers.

Home Exposures
At home, most exposures to asbestos occur:

in attics that have loose asbestos-containing insulation,

around pipes, boilers, and the like where asbestos coverings are crumbling, and

during owner done home repairs and renovations.

Many people 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, we may be able to help.

For over two decades, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has handled some of the most legally complicated and groundbreaking asbestos litigation in the country. 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.