Asbestos exposure can result in lung cancer

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Exposure to asbestos has been proven to cause lung cancer. The EPA has classified asbestos as a human carcinogen. The higher the exposure to asbestos, the higher the risk of developing lung cancer.

The people at greatest risk are those with very heavy exposure, usually over many years on the job. The potential for asbestos exposure also exists with older buildings and products. In addition, people who suffer from Asbestosis can eventually develop lung cancer.

Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. has litigated thousands of asbestos cases and won multi-million dollar verdicts for asbestos victims. The firm was lead counsel in the landmark Brooklyn Navy Yard and Consolidated Powerhouse trials. More recently, we received a jury verdict in May 2007 of $37 million for two smokers with lung cancer who had been exposed to asbestos. The defendant was Robert A. Keasbey Company, a former insulation contractor and distributor of asbestos products. The jury determined that the occupational exposures to asbestos of both men were "substantial factors" in causing their lung cancers and rejected the defense that the sole cause of their lung cancers was smoking.

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