Indiana Woman with mesothelioma cancer advocates for change in asbestos laws.

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On October 1, 2009 a woman from Indiana told a legislative committee about her experience with mesothelioma cancer, a deadly disease she believes was caused by asbestos she was exposed to as factory worker decades ago, the Associated Press reported.

The woman, along with several other people whose lives have been affected by asbestos disease, are fighting to have an Indiana law amended to allow more time for workers to file mesothelioma lawsuits against those who exposed them to asbestos.

According to the AP, these mesothelioma advocates say an Indiana Supreme Court interpretation of state law gives people exposed to asbestos only 10 years after that exposure to start legal action.

This runs counter to helping the victim since lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma can take decades to develop after the initial exposure.

The hope is that an exception will be made that would give them up to two years after they are diagnosed to file lawsuits against those who knowingly exposed them to the deadly asbestos toxin.

Democratic Rep. Linda Lawson of Hammond, chairwoman of the courts commission, said it was sure to resurface in the legislative session that starts in January, according to the AP.

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