Mesothelioma Laundry Risk: Exposure from washing work clothes covered in asbestos dust

Did you do laundry for someone who worked with asbestos and then develop mesothelioma? Our lawyers can help you file a claim for monetary compensation for your health problems.

In recent news about the dangers of asbestos exposure, a woman who developed mesothelioma from washing her husband's asbestos-contaminated work clothes has filed a lawsuit for compensation.

The woman, who is 83, was exposed to asbestos dust and fibers from 1961 until 1984, according to court documents filed in New York.

Her husband worked as a pipefitter and welder at a power station in Manhattan and would return home with his overalls covered with asbestos dust.

Court papers stated that she often embraced her husband while he was still wearing his work clothes.

Before doing his laundry she shook his overalls, exposing herself to the deadly fibers.

She was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer this year and is currently receiving hospital treatment for the illness.

She has filed an asbestos lawsuit seeking damages from an asbestos manufacturer for knowing the risk of injury from inhaling asbestos dust and fiber but continuing to manufacture and supply the product.

Asbestos is found in many products used in buildings, including ceiling tiles, pipe insulation, boilers and sprayed coatings.

How we can help people with mesothelioma cancer

Many companies manufactured asbestos-containing products without any regard for the public. If you’d like to hold them accountable for the harm they have caused you or a loved one, please complete the form on this page for a free legal review.

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