A Message From Weitz & Luxenberg About Asbestosis in New Jersey

Weitz & Luxenberg would like to inform the public that New Jersey was a prime destination for asbestos mined in Montana, resulting in thousands of deaths from mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer from asbestos.

Some 338,000 tons shipped to the state between 1948 and 1993 for use in factories such as the Johns Manville plant in Somerset County and W.R. Grace plants in Edgewater and Trenton, New Jersey.

The Environmental Work Group said that government data showed at least 2,775 people in New Jersey were killed by asbestos from 1979 to 2001, the sixth-highest total among the 50 states.

“Weitz & Luxenberg is committed to helping families whose lives have been ravaged by asbestosis from New York and New Jersey exposure,” said Joseph Patrick Williams, a trial attorney in the firm’s Asbestos Litigation unit. “These statistics reveal that an alarming number of people were needlessly exposed to the lethal asbestos fibers when it could easily have been prevented.”

Asbestosis is a chronic breathing disorder caused by inhaling asbestos fibers. It is non-fatal, but can ultimately lead to life-threatening complications through scarring of lung tissue and diminished breathing capacity. Exposure to asbestos—a known carcinogen for decades—can also lead to cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.

People with asbestosis often develop the disease after exposure to asbestos from occupations in construction, shipbuilding, automobile repair, steel work and boilertending in Newe Jersey.

Tragically, many New Jersey employers failed to warn their workers of the dangers of exposure or to provide them with appropriate protective clothing.

Weitz & Luxenberg is known for spearheading asbestos cases, most recently achieving a $16.25 million verdict in June 2008 in an asbestos lawsuit involving a former dental student who developed mesothelioma. Our client had been exposed to asbestos dust while making castings by carving wax replicas of teeth using asbestos-containing dental tape. The litigation is believed to be the first successful asbestos verdict against a dental supply company.

The firm secured a $37 million asbestos verdict last year in two lung cancer cases in a reverse bifurcated trial.

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

Our firm continues to set an unmatched standard of excellence for mass tort litigation, achieving more verdicts than most firms in America. We hope to have an opportunity to assist you with your legal matter.

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