Pleural mesothelioma lawsuit: woman breathes in asbestos dust as a child on railroad worker's overalls

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In recent news, a woman died of pleural mesothelioma after she was exposed to her father’s asbestos-contaminated overalls as a child.

The 66-year-old woman reportedly developed chest problems in 2007, but a confirmed diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma was never made until after her death.

The woman spent her professional life working as an accountant and never came into contact with asbestos through her own work.

Her father, however, died of the asbestos-related pleural mesothelioma in 2006 after coming into contact with the substance during his time at a railroad company as a younger man.

He was a fitter and back then, they didn’t have showers. He would come home in his overalls and they would be dirty, covered in asbestos dust.

Many family members have told us their home environment, for example--by washing asbestos-contaminated overalls--led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer from asbestos.

If this has been your experience, we may be able to help.

For over two decades, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has handled some of the most legally complicated and groundbreaking asbestos litigation in the country. 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.

If you would like a free consultation or more information about your legal options, please complete the form on this page, and a representative of our law firm will contact you as soon as possible.