DIAGNOSED WITH MESOTHELIOMA

Have you been diagnosed with asbestos-related mesothelioma cancer? Would you like to explore your legal options?

October 21, 2010 – Thousands of retirement-aged workers, from such industries as construction, automobile and Naval shipyard repair, are caught off guard every year when they are told the work they did decades ago has today resulted in them being diagnosed with mesothelioma, the most lethal of asbestos-related cancers.

Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of cancer with about 2,500 to 3,000 individuals being diagnosed each year in the United States. Though rare by comparison to other cancers, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control say the number of mesothelioma cases will peak this year.

That’s due to a long mesothelioma latency period before diagnosable symptoms appear; sometimes up to 50 years after worksite exposure. Also, cases are expected to peak at this time because asbestos health regulations enacted in the mid-1980s will soon help to taper off new cases of individuals being diagnosed with mesothelioma.

The mesothelioma prognosis is poor. Patients rarely live more than two years after a diagnosis.

The disease results from occupational asbestos exposure, commonly caused by the negligence of employers and asbestos product manufacturers who knew of the health dangers of their products, but deliberately disqualified the expense of maintaining a safe working environment in exchange for greater profits.

Diagnosed with mesothelioma?

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and seek free legal information on your eligibility to receive financial compensation, consider the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg. Weitz & Luxenberg is the largest mass tort plaintiffs’ law firm in New York that specializes in asbestos-injury litigation.

In the last 25 years, this firm has grown into a national legal force recognized coast to coast for obtaining record-setting multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for workers diagnosed with mesothelioma and other job-related asbestos diseases. Last year, for example, Weitz & Luxenberg obtained a $2-million settlement for the family of a New York City construction worker who died of mesothelioma.

In 2008, our attorneys obtained for a client $16 million in a lawsuit involving the first successful asbestos verdict against a dental supply company responsible for manufacturing asbestos-containing dental tape. And in 2007, Weitz & Luxenberg secured a $37-million verdict for clients in two related cases of asbestos-caused lung cancer.

As these verdicts show, courts recognize the culpability of employers and product manufacturers who put corporate profits ahead of the expense of providing a safe worksite. For a free legal consultation, please use the communication form on this page and a representative from our firm will be in touch.