MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS

Washington, D.C., advocacy group provides free services for all victims of mesothelioma

October 21, 2010 – America’s Watchdog, one of the best known consumer advocacy groups in the United States, and headquartered in Washington, D.C., created the Mesothelioma Victims Center as a resource and help center for individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma, a lethal cancer caused by occupational asbestos exposure and diagnosed in 3,000 individuals every year in the United States.

“We created the Mesothelioma Victims Center so that a mesothelioma victim or their family would not have to go through what we went through when it was discovered that a close family member was diagnosed with mesothelioma,” according to the organization’s mission statement.

“We never realized that there was no safety net for victims to get help from the government. We did not know how difficult it might be to get veterans benefits or social security benefits. Our service is free and there is nothing close to it in the world for mesothelioma cancer victims or their family and friends.”

According to America's Watchdog, its Mesothelioma Victims Center will:

• Assist mesothelioma victims in obtaining Social Security permanent disability payments;
• Work with the patient and patient’s family in obtaining veterans disability and health care benefits, if the victim is a veteran and was exposed to asbestos during military duty;
• Assist the family in getting the best possible health care options;
• Assist the victim and their family in getting counseling on a wide variety of topics that arise from this disease;
• Because no other group is providing this full range of services, and because victims and their families need assistance in these areas, we are doing this at no charge because it’s the right thing to do.

Mesothelioma victims, their family and loved ones can call the Mesothelioma Victims Center anytime at (866) 714-6466, or they can contact the group via their website at http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.com.

Legal remedy

It is imperative that victims of mesothelioma get top-notch legal representation. That’s because mesothelioma is a fatal occupational cancer caused by the negligence of employers and asbestos product manufacturers who knew of the health dangers of their products, but deliberately chose greater corporate profits over the expense of maintaining safe working conditions for workers.

Weitz & Luxenberg specializes in providing mesothelioma legal support. If you worked professionally with asbestos-based products at any time in your career and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be eligible for financial compensation under the law. For a free case review, please use the communication form on this page and a representative from our firm will respond shortly.