ASBESTOS RISKS LAWSUITS

Certain occupations have greater asbestos exposure risks

Asbestos risks spur lawsuits and compensation

July 13, 2010 – In the recent past certain asbestos-laden work sites (like manufacturing plants where asbestos products were produced for the construction market) posed enormous health risks to workers – many of whom developed fatal diseases and filed mesothelioma claims and other lawsuits seeking financial compensation for medical bills and lost wages.

There are many other work sites (shipyards, oil refineries, and power plants) that also share a long history of asbestos exposure risks, and spurred the asbestos claims and personal injury lawsuits that followed.

Asbestos risks and lawsuits

Because asbestos was used in a wide variety of both industrial and domestic products, thousands of workers in many different occupations came in contact with the toxic substance.

Firefighters fall into this category. Asbestos exposure risks are high in this profession and occur when breaking down walls and asbestos-insulated pipes to extinguish a fire. Industries that pose serious asbestos risks include: the construction, railroad, automotive, and heating systems industries.

Asbestos risks and lawsuits in the military

No other branch of the Armed Forces used asbestos quite like the Navy, which lined its warships with the long misunderstood material as a precaution against the risks of fire at sea during combat missions.

Unfortunately asbestos killed thousands more Naval veterans than it ever saved by its fire-retardant properties.

During the mid 20th century, an entire generation of Navy veterans and Naval shipyard workers were heavily exposed to asbestos, often in the small places below deck where there is little or no ventilation. Asbestos exposure occurs when airborne asbestos fibers are accidentally inhaled.

Asbestos injury lawsuits for compensation

Navy veterans have the legal option to seek assistance through the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), but an asbestos-related cancer like mesothelioma is not always recognized by the VA as a service-related medical condition, which makes it extremely difficult to claim and receive benefits.

For nearly 25 years, the Asbestos Litigation Unit at Weitz & Luxenberg has obtained record-setting verdicts and settlements for asbestos-injured Navy veterans, construction workers, and employees in all the professions identified above as having high asbestos health risks.

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