Asbestosis Risk Factors

Our firm can help you seek compensation if your health concerns stem from asbestos exposure in New York State.

Risk Factors: People with asbestosis often develop the disease after exposure to asbestos from occupations in construction, shipbuilding, automotive repair, steelwork and boiler-tending.

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

Most cases of asbestosis occur at least 10 years after the person's first exposure to asbestos.

Weitz & Luxenberg is known for spearheading asbestosis, mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer 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.

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with asbestosis, please complete the form on this page for a free review of your potential asbestosis lawsuit.