Contractor and renovation work with asbestos paper can lead to lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis

Back in 1980, the government concluded its investigation on the health implications of asbestos fibers released from a product known as asbestos paper.

Major manufacturers of the product were sent letters asking them to remove asbestos paper from the marketplace.

These actions were designed to terminate all sales of asbestos paper for consumer use and for use by contractors in consumers' homes.

The government received test results from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health indicating that asbestos fibers are released into the ambient air from asbestos paper when the product is folded, torn or cut.

The asbestos fiber emission levels reported by NIOSH were very high.

There is a wide body of medical evidence directly linking human exposure to asbestos fibers--such as those found in asbestos paper--with several forms of asbestos cancer, including mesothelioma, as well as a serious lung disease called "asbestosis."

Many contractors and workers who do home renovation have come forward to say exposure to asbestos paper may have led to their 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.

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