MESOTHELIOMA LAW

Weitz & Luxenberg will seek the maximum compensation you are entitled to

Specializing in asbestos-injury litigation since the 1980s, Weitz & Luxenberg is the largest mass tort plaintiffs’ law firm in New York providing mesothelioma legal support. The firm’s many successes have helped its partners grow the practice to include a pharmaceutical drug and medical device division that currently handles some two dozen different litigations, and a nationally focused environmental lawsuit unit that represents communities and property owners affected by toxic ground and water pollutants.

UNDERSTANDING MESOTHELIOMA LAW

September 27, 2010 – If you worked professionally with asbestos-based products, and you have been diagnosed with an asbestos disease, such as mesothelioma or asbestosis, you may be eligible for significant financial compensation under the law.

Mesothelioma is a rare, fatal cancer attributed to occupational asbestos exposure. A job-related asbestos disease is caused by the negligence of employers and asbestos product manufacturers who, despite knowing the toxic health dangers of their products, chose fast corporate profits over the expense of maintaining safe work-site conditions for employees.

Asbestos diseases claim the lives of some 10,000 individuals in the United States every year. Though rarer than throat cancer (5,000 cases per year), the number of mesothelioma cases diagnosed in the United States annually has grown to approximately 3,000.

In 1986, Congress enacted the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) to protect workers in all trades from occupational asbestos exposure.

Ironically, despite this groundbreaking legislation, the number of mesothelioma cases is expected to peak in 2010 (nearly 25 years later), according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). One reason for this discrepancy is that asbestos diseases have a very long latency period, which means workers can be diagnosed with symptoms of mesothelioma 20 to 50 years after work-related exposure to asbestos.

Thousands of retirement-aged workers from such industries as construction, automobile, plumbing and heating systems repair are caught off guard every year when they are told the work they did decades ago has resulted today in a very serious diagnosis of asbestos-related cancer.

Legal option for asbestos-injured workers

Courts often recognize the culpability of certain employers and the hardship they have brought to generations of hard-working American workers and their families.

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer and seek legal support or guidance on your eligibility to receive compensation for lost wages and medical bills, contact Weitz & Luxenberg today through the communication form presented here. There is no cost for the consultation and no legal fees until we secure the maximum verdict or settlement award you are entitled to.

Protect your family’s financial future today.