Cleaning car parts increasing the risk for developing mesothelioma and other asbestos illnesses.

In recent news about the risk involved in being exposed to asbestos, a factory worker died from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos in used car parts.

The woman contracted the deadly mesothelioma cancer while working on car parts such as starter motors and alternators.

She removed parts from scrap cars and cleaned them so they could be re-sold.

The woman, 55, was exposed to asbestos while working at a car operations factory.

As with many older car parts, some of the starter motors and alternators upon which the woman worked incorporated asbestos-containing materials.

Car parts such as starter motors and alternators contained resin-bonded chrysotile (white asbestos).

Medical experts have long confirmed that white asbestos causes mesothelioma, an incurable cancer of the lining of the lungs.

Many people who have worked with car parts have come forward to say their work environment led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer from asbestos.

If this has been your experience, our asbestos lawyers may be able to help you receive compensation for your health problems.

For over two decades, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has handled some of the most legally complicated and groundbreaking asbestos litigation in the country, winning many millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements along the way.

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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