INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
Factory plants expose workers to asbestos

Factory workers can carry industrial asbestos pollution home.

The attorneys at the personal injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg have decades of experience defending victims’ rights in practice areas that include: accidents/general injury, dangerous drugs, medical malpractice, and environmental pollutants.

NEWS UPDATE:

January 15, 2009 - Industrial plants, besides being famous for producing air pollution, are historically huge asbestos producers that put each and every person who works in them at risk for asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma.

Industrial plant workers have had a lot of opportunities to be exposed to asbestos. During the height of its usage, during and after WWII, asbestos was used in more than 3,000 products made by hundreds of companies. Everything from roofing materials to hairdryers, brick mortar to ironing boards, were manufactured with asbestos components.

Industrial plant employees working for these companies faced large amounts of asbestos exposure. And it is very likely that workers took a lot of asbestos dust home on their clothing and in their car, unintentionally exposing family members to the deadly fibers.

Asbestos today

Despite the potentially fatal health consequences associated with asbestos exposure, asbestos is still imported and used in the United States for its insulation properties. The United States imported and used an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Government sources estimate that in the next decade more than 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with the deadliest form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma. This disease is most often the result of industrial workplace exposure to asbestos – and usually contracted through employers’ blatant disregard for the health and safety of their workers.

Time to seek justice!

That’s why people diagnosed with mesothelioma and their family members have strong cases in court. Weitz & Luxenberg has protected the legal rights of workers for 25 years – longer than most law firms in the nation. And in that time the firm's mesothelioma lawyers have won several billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, and seek FREE legal guidance and answers to your concerns, please notify us through the communication form below. We will pursue your claim with vigilance to help you pay for medical bills, future and past lost wages, and damages. There is no cost to you until we win a settlement or a verdict.