Were you diagnosed with lung cancer or asbestosis years after working with asbestos lagging?

Asbestos exposure from lagging led to the death of a 73-year-old man from lung cancer, reported the Burnley Express on August 6, 2008.

His wife said he had regularly worked with asbestos lagging while covering pipes in the 1970s.

Asbestos lagging has been used for thermal insulation of pipes and boilers. It was widely used in public buildings during the 1960s to early 1970s in areas such as boiler houses and heating plants.

Asbestos lagging adhesive, cloth, tape, and other types of lagging may be anywhere from 50 to 100 percent asbestos.

Asbestos lagging was used in thousands of buildings in America. The asbestos lagging that was wrapped around pipes decades ago is now often in poor condition. As a result, it is dangerous to humans as disturbed asbestos fibers may float in the air and be inhaled.

Many 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.