Profiles of two victims: One was the wife of a plasterer and the other was exposed to asbestos cement

One of the asbestos victims lived in Baldwin Park, California, with her husband of 39 years, Margarito.

Margarito Margarito worked as a plasterer and his wife Rebecca would clean his asbestos-covered clothes when he came home, breathing in the dust as she shook them out and did the laundry.

They say they were never warned about the dangers of asbestos.

Rebecca was diagnosed with the deadly cancer mesothelioma in 2002. She died four months later.

Georgina Bryson lived in Riverside, California, when she died of mesothelioma.

From 1962 until 1980, Georgina lived downwind from two cement companies that used asbestos to manufacture their products.

Georgina was also exposed to asbestos when she lived with her father, who worked with gaskets that contained asbestos.

Georgina was only 40 years old when she died from mesothelioma.

Despite such tragedies, we continue to allow the importation and use of asbestos and products that contain asbestos.

World production of asbestos actually increased in 2005, from 2.36 million metric tons in 2004, to 2.40 million metric tons in 2005.

The dangers of exposure to asbestos is all too familiar to the attorneys in the Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. Asbestos Litigation unit here in the United States.

We are a leading plaintiffs' law firm that has represented people affected by mesothelioma for over 20 years. 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.

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