Our asbestos lawyers can help if your shipbuilding job caused lung cancer.

Those men and women who worked in shipbuilding in the U.S. and Canada may get a free asbestos lawsuit review by completing the form below.

In recent news, a man has filed an asbestos lawsuit after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.

From 1959 when he was 17 years old for a period of 15 years, he worked in the shipbuilding industry as an engineer.

During that time, he visited many shipbuilding and repair yards.

Most of the visits coincided with times when asbestos insulation application was at its peak, and plant rooms in which he spent a good deal of my time were particularly prone to asbestos dust.

"It got everywhere and into everything even making it difficult to see from one side of the room to the other at times," he recalled in a newspaper account.

Although the man said he never worked directly with asbestos, he did hose down boiler suits with compressed air to get rid of the excess.

Sadly, at that time, many workers weren't made aware of any dangers, and the asbestos was applied and handled in a cavalier manner without thought of precaution.

Our asbestos lawyers are able to help people who were negligently exposed seek justice for their mesothelioma and lung cancer diagnoses.

Shipbuilding--the construction of ships--takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.

Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as the "naval sector".

Historically, exposure to asbestos in shipyards took place during shipbuilding and ship repair operations.

From the early 1940s through the 1970s, asbestos products were used extensively on US ships for insulation of steam and hot water pipes, boilers, tanks, in ceiling tile and in fire-resistant sheets in bulkheads.

Currently, asbestos remediation procedures provide the greatest potential for occupational exposure due to sawing, tearing, cutting and scraping operations.

Other activities aboard maritime vessels involve repair, maintenance and removal of machinery, plumbing and installation of gaskets with asbestos insulation.

Many people with shipbuilding jobs 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, 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.