Bronchial Pneumonia caused by Mesothelioma Takes Life of Carpenter.

An autopsy has revealed that a carpenter who cut asbestos sheets in the 1960s, died almost 50 years later from the carcinogen. Asbestos-linked mesothelioma cancer caused bronchial pneumonia, inflammation of the lungs beginning in the terminal bronchioles.

His son recalled that his father "cut asbestos sheets with a handsaw to fit backing plates to fires”.

A pathologist found asbestos in dry lung tissue, at a level higher than would be found in someone who had never been exposed to asbestos at work.

He rendered a cause of death: bronchial pneumonia due to mesothelioma.

Many carpenters 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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