Did asbestos exposure in New York State cause your asbestosis? Our lawyers can help.

Many of our clients in New York State came to us because their exposure to asbestos caused asbestosis--a scarring of the lungs resulting in loss of lung function that often progresses to disability and to death.

Such was the case with a woman who was exposed to asbestos not directly in her own workplace in New York State, but second-hand, when she breathed in the asbestos fibers and dust on her father’s work clothes as a child.

The women, now 68, is now very ill with asbestosis, a disease she contracted more than 60 years later.

She told us that her father’s job entailed making smokescreens at a research center, during the Second World War.

She knows her asbestosis diagnosis was a result of being exposed to fibers from his clothes as she is a non-smoker and had not come into contact with asbestos at any other time in her life.

Weitz & Luxenberg is able to take on asbestosis cases involving New York exposure to asbestos, as well as mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer cases emanating from exposure anywhere in the U.S.

Many people develop asbestos-related illnesses through second-hand exposure, for example, after coming in contact with asbestos fibers when washing the clothes of someone who worked with it. Such very specialized cases can be immensely difficult to prove, yet the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. consistently prevails in such asbestos cases despite many obstacles.

We are a leading plaintiffs' firm that has represented people affected by asbestosis in New York State for over 20 years. Men and women diagnosed with asbestosis or 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 asbestosis law firm will contact you as soon as possible.