Laborers: Did mixing asbestos mud cause your lung disease? You have a right to seek lawsuit compensation.

Laborers are at particular risk for asbestos exposure given the many products they work with that may contain the carcinogen. For example, drywall and drywall mud may contain asbestos.

Drywall finishing mud and joint compound, referred to simply as "mud", frequently has been found to contain a significant amount of asbestos.

Many workers have mixed asbestos mud by pouring asbestos powder into buckets and adding water.

The then used the mud to repair boilers and insulate pipes.

Asbestos mud was used to fill in cracks and elbows on pipes.

Many laborers have come forward to say their work with asbestos mud 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.