A lot of folks who call us ask us "how come
it is there's so many television ads out there for mesothelioma, for asbestos?" And the reality
is that there's a small number of firms that spend millions of dollars in advertising around
the country because they want to retain, sign up individuals who are victims of asbestos.The
unfortunate fact is that many of those firms do not, in fact, litigate or work on the cases
themselves. What they do instead is refer the cases to
other attorneys, which obviously can affect the amount of the fee, that a client may pay. So, we strongly recommend that if any of you
may be considering a tv firm, that you ask some hard questions before you meet with them
and certainly before you sign any paperwork. Find out who is going to be your lawyer, what
individual at the firm is going to be your contact person.
Find out what the referral fee is and how
much, what percentage the firm is going to take for sending your case to a different
firm. You may also want to find out if the firm
does any business in Oregon, other than looking for cases. We take a different approach. We look at the merits of every case and our
promise to you is if the case has merit and we can work on the case, we're not going to
send it to a different firm.
You can count on us at the firm to do a thorough
evaluation and give you our best advice, and you don't need to be concerned that we're
advertising for cases and competing with other firms in that fashion..
What the New York Attorneys of Belluck and Fox are about.
Look down any street in New York City, or
throughout the state of New York, and you will see the types of people that the law
firm of Belluck and Fox represent on a daily basis.
The people we represent are ordinary average people. Theyre not fancy bankers. Theyre
not ceos of corporations. We dont represent corporations.
We dont
do class action lawsuits. Every case that we handle is brought on by
an individual, or that individuals family. Thought they have successfully prosecuted
cases involving many types of serious injuries, the firms primary focus is on mesothelioma,
providing individualized legal representation for victims of asbestos related diseases like
mesothelioma, throughout the entire state of New York.
We have attorneys in New York City, we have attorneys in Albany, Rochester, Messina. We
have attorneys throughout the state.
We represent workers, families of workers,
who have been exposed to asbestos, and mesothelioma and lung cancer; diseases such as asbestosis,
which are scarring of the lungs caused by asbestos exposure.
The experts say most people who have an asbestos related disease were unknowingly and unfairly
exposed to the disease decades earlier. Theres a real story here of corporate wrongdoing.
The knowledge of asbestos goes back to 1920. The companies continued to sell these products
well into the 80s, and in some cases, theyre still selling them today.
When you take a look at this list of everyday products that have contained asbestos over
the years its easy to see why so many people have fallen gravely ill because of where they
worked, they served in the navy, or they used certain products in their homes.
In New York City, we have a lot of power plants that power the city, and those were central
locations where asbestos was used. Asbestos was used, mainly as a building material, and
as an insulating material, in factories and power plants.
There were many, many, many,
thousands of people employed in the ship yards, building the ships, insulating the ships,
who were exposed to asbestos and still reside in this area. They did work in construction,
they did other work around the house, they laid floor tile, they worked in a factory,
where there was asbestos in the factory. Roughly three thousand new cases of mesothelioma
are diagnosed every year. But Belluck and Fox carefully chooses to handle a small number
of cases so that they can provide a more personalized approach to each client.
We only have about 40 or 50 clients at a time and we focus on individuals who have mesothelioma,
so we give a very very high level of service to our clients.
We try to open up a window into the life of the families.
And the only way to do that
is to get to know them. You cant do that officially, you cant do that on paper,
talking to the family, their spouse, their children and really appreciate, for instance,
the damage that this caused. The damage caused by asbestos related diseases
are devastating, and usually fatal within a year of diagnosis. That leaves the victim
and the victims family very little time to seek justice.
If youre alive at the time that we file the lawsuit, the cases are given special treatment.
So we get the case on a docket which is rapid, which guarantees the case gets to a trial
within nine months to a year, and thats somewhat unique to New York.
Thats partially why, if its necessary, the attorneys at Belluck and Fox will make
house calls, to ease the burden on those suffering the most.
Many of our clients are sick, so one of the things we can do to ease the burden on them
is by visiting them in their homes.
Its one less trip they have to make. One of the
things we do when we visit is we inspect the home, we look around. We get dirty; we crawl
through the basement, the garages. A lot of times the client is surprised when I ask them
if I can go down to their basement and look at their furnace.
Well take the cover off
of the furnace and see if theres any asbestos contained in insulation inside the furnace
that was there. We identify companies that contributed to our clients exposure through
that process. The care and commitment that the attorneys
at Belluck and Fox have doesnt stop at making those house calls. They even find their
clients doctors to meet their specific needs.
I think its one of the most valuable things
we do for our clients. It helps them get to the best doctors. Were not doing it because
it helps their lawsuit, the lawsuits gonna be the same, but this is your best chance
for survival. Belluck and Fox works on a contingency basis,
meaning clients only have to pay them if they win their case.
The firm has literally recovered
hundreds of millions of dollars for its mesothelioma clients, and thats something that can provide
a long lasting sense of relief for the victim and their families.
There is something about the human spirit that people hang on until they know that things
are taken care of and many of our clients hang on until they hear from us that the settlements
are in place. We try to make sure that they enjoy the time that they have left and have
the peace of mind that theyre going to be able to take care of their families if
theyre not here..
throughout the state of New York, and you will see the types of people that the law
firm of Belluck and Fox represent on a daily basis.
The people we represent are ordinary average people. Theyre not fancy bankers. Theyre
not ceos of corporations. We dont represent corporations.
We dont
do class action lawsuits. Every case that we handle is brought on by
an individual, or that individuals family. Thought they have successfully prosecuted
cases involving many types of serious injuries, the firms primary focus is on mesothelioma,
providing individualized legal representation for victims of asbestos related diseases like
mesothelioma, throughout the entire state of New York.
We have attorneys in New York City, we have attorneys in Albany, Rochester, Messina. We
have attorneys throughout the state.
We represent workers, families of workers,
who have been exposed to asbestos, and mesothelioma and lung cancer; diseases such as asbestosis,
which are scarring of the lungs caused by asbestos exposure.
The experts say most people who have an asbestos related disease were unknowingly and unfairly
exposed to the disease decades earlier. Theres a real story here of corporate wrongdoing.
The knowledge of asbestos goes back to 1920. The companies continued to sell these products
well into the 80s, and in some cases, theyre still selling them today.
When you take a look at this list of everyday products that have contained asbestos over
the years its easy to see why so many people have fallen gravely ill because of where they
worked, they served in the navy, or they used certain products in their homes.
In New York City, we have a lot of power plants that power the city, and those were central
locations where asbestos was used. Asbestos was used, mainly as a building material, and
as an insulating material, in factories and power plants.
There were many, many, many,
thousands of people employed in the ship yards, building the ships, insulating the ships,
who were exposed to asbestos and still reside in this area. They did work in construction,
they did other work around the house, they laid floor tile, they worked in a factory,
where there was asbestos in the factory. Roughly three thousand new cases of mesothelioma
are diagnosed every year. But Belluck and Fox carefully chooses to handle a small number
of cases so that they can provide a more personalized approach to each client.
We only have about 40 or 50 clients at a time and we focus on individuals who have mesothelioma,
so we give a very very high level of service to our clients.
We try to open up a window into the life of the families.
And the only way to do that
is to get to know them. You cant do that officially, you cant do that on paper,
talking to the family, their spouse, their children and really appreciate, for instance,
the damage that this caused. The damage caused by asbestos related diseases
are devastating, and usually fatal within a year of diagnosis. That leaves the victim
and the victims family very little time to seek justice.
If youre alive at the time that we file the lawsuit, the cases are given special treatment.
So we get the case on a docket which is rapid, which guarantees the case gets to a trial
within nine months to a year, and thats somewhat unique to New York.
Thats partially why, if its necessary, the attorneys at Belluck and Fox will make
house calls, to ease the burden on those suffering the most.
Many of our clients are sick, so one of the things we can do to ease the burden on them
is by visiting them in their homes.
Its one less trip they have to make. One of the
things we do when we visit is we inspect the home, we look around. We get dirty; we crawl
through the basement, the garages. A lot of times the client is surprised when I ask them
if I can go down to their basement and look at their furnace.
Well take the cover off
of the furnace and see if theres any asbestos contained in insulation inside the furnace
that was there. We identify companies that contributed to our clients exposure through
that process. The care and commitment that the attorneys
at Belluck and Fox have doesnt stop at making those house calls. They even find their
clients doctors to meet their specific needs.
I think its one of the most valuable things
we do for our clients. It helps them get to the best doctors. Were not doing it because
it helps their lawsuit, the lawsuits gonna be the same, but this is your best chance
for survival. Belluck and Fox works on a contingency basis,
meaning clients only have to pay them if they win their case.
The firm has literally recovered
hundreds of millions of dollars for its mesothelioma clients, and thats something that can provide
a long lasting sense of relief for the victim and their families.
There is something about the human spirit that people hang on until they know that things
are taken care of and many of our clients hang on until they hear from us that the settlements
are in place. We try to make sure that they enjoy the time that they have left and have
the peace of mind that theyre going to be able to take care of their families if
theyre not here..
What are the Legal Rights of Someone Diagnosed with MesotheliomaAttorney Joe Williams
A family member's been diagnosed with mesothelioma
and you're wondering do they have any legal rights? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma
trial attorney in New York City. And I can give you some information about this topic
and it's a very important one.
Because workers in industry and various trades throughout
the past century often work for decades with their hands, building America and working
with asbestos products. And these same workers are the folks who 30, 40, 60 years later have
been now diagnosed with mesothelioma. And they are put in a position of taking a path
down into their history, into their past, to try and figure out how they could have
been exposed to asbestos. Well what I can tell you is that every day at my office, we
represent people who are suffering with mesothelioma.
We represent them and their families as they
take this journey to try and figure out how they contracted this terrible disease. And
what we do in all of these cases is we look for companies -- the defendants, as they're
called -- who could have exposed our clients to asbestos. And when we're able to find those
companies were through a very thorough investigation and a lot of research into these cases, we
then proceed to demonstrate in court how those companies fail to warn our clients about the
dangers of asbestos. You see, under the law in various states (and certainly New York
State, there's a duty to warn of known dangers.
Known dangers to end users, perhaps like you
or your family member who worked with these asbestos products. And that failure to warn
about the known hazard -- hazard being cancer, mesothelioma -- creates liability on these
corporate entities. Why am I telling you this? I'm telling you this because you have questions
about mesothelioma and the legal process as it relates to mesothelioma. And we can provide
answers to those questions.
I'm Joe Williams and every day we represent victims of mesothelioma.
We can answer your questions as well. I hope you found this video informative and I thank
you very much for watching..
and you're wondering do they have any legal rights? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma
trial attorney in New York City. And I can give you some information about this topic
and it's a very important one.
Because workers in industry and various trades throughout
the past century often work for decades with their hands, building America and working
with asbestos products. And these same workers are the folks who 30, 40, 60 years later have
been now diagnosed with mesothelioma. And they are put in a position of taking a path
down into their history, into their past, to try and figure out how they could have
been exposed to asbestos. Well what I can tell you is that every day at my office, we
represent people who are suffering with mesothelioma.
We represent them and their families as they
take this journey to try and figure out how they contracted this terrible disease. And
what we do in all of these cases is we look for companies -- the defendants, as they're
called -- who could have exposed our clients to asbestos. And when we're able to find those
companies were through a very thorough investigation and a lot of research into these cases, we
then proceed to demonstrate in court how those companies fail to warn our clients about the
dangers of asbestos. You see, under the law in various states (and certainly New York
State, there's a duty to warn of known dangers.
Known dangers to end users, perhaps like you
or your family member who worked with these asbestos products. And that failure to warn
about the known hazard -- hazard being cancer, mesothelioma -- creates liability on these
corporate entities. Why am I telling you this? I'm telling you this because you have questions
about mesothelioma and the legal process as it relates to mesothelioma. And we can provide
answers to those questions.
I'm Joe Williams and every day we represent victims of mesothelioma.
We can answer your questions as well. I hope you found this video informative and I thank
you very much for watching..
Veronica C. - Father Died of Lung Cancer caused by Asbestos - Client Testimonialelglaw.com
My father, you know, he was a carpenter, he did a lot of construction work and he also worked for Pullman Standard for many years. He also worked at Pontiac so he dealt with a lot of asbestos stuff, definitely. It took over, we did the radiation, the radiation didn't work because it's just, I mean, it was the worst kind back then. Now they, you know, they've redone it and it's better.
The technology is better now, but back then, I. Mean, it took him away from here quick. We found out about ELG by my father's doctor dr. Griffin who was his oncologist at the time.
As a kid I saw my father be strong, so when I saw him go down to zero almost, you know, it was like this got something's got to give, you know, and I had talked to the doctor, my mom talked to the doctor and he said "You know, we know a good group that's doing awesome things for people that are filing claims for asbestos. I will tell anyone that ELG is A1, A ++, because they care, they really care, they talk to you, they listen to your feelings and they work hard for you. You have to be patient so I've learned a lot of patience going through all these different, you know, things that I've been going through as far as to the ups and downs of dealing with the diagnosis and going through even that the compensation part of it, I mean, just the paperwork, the ... It's a lot but it's okay..
The technology is better now, but back then, I. Mean, it took him away from here quick. We found out about ELG by my father's doctor dr. Griffin who was his oncologist at the time.
As a kid I saw my father be strong, so when I saw him go down to zero almost, you know, it was like this got something's got to give, you know, and I had talked to the doctor, my mom talked to the doctor and he said "You know, we know a good group that's doing awesome things for people that are filing claims for asbestos. I will tell anyone that ELG is A1, A ++, because they care, they really care, they talk to you, they listen to your feelings and they work hard for you. You have to be patient so I've learned a lot of patience going through all these different, you know, things that I've been going through as far as to the ups and downs of dealing with the diagnosis and going through even that the compensation part of it, I mean, just the paperwork, the ... It's a lot but it's okay..
There are many types of asbestos and all cause mesothelioma.
Asbestos is a mineral thats mined out of
the ground. Traditionally it came from South Africa and Canada. There are many, many different
types of asbestos. There are three primarily that are used commercially that are called
amosite, cryosite, and crysotile.
Those are types of asbestos fibers. All of them can
cause mesothelioma, and asbestos was generally used as an insulating material. It has a very
high resistance to heat. It is also added to a lot of building materials to give it
strength; its a very strong fiber.
Thats why it causes these diseases in people, because
when its inhaled, it doesnt break down. The body creates a response to it, which causes
the cancer. That same property is why it was used in building materials, so that products
wouldnt break, that they would be stronger like joint compounds or floor tiles. So those
are the types of applications that you find it in, where theres heat, friction, like
brakes, insulating materials, ceiling materials, steam related activity, or in building related
materials where that strength would be required..
the ground. Traditionally it came from South Africa and Canada. There are many, many different
types of asbestos. There are three primarily that are used commercially that are called
amosite, cryosite, and crysotile.
Those are types of asbestos fibers. All of them can
cause mesothelioma, and asbestos was generally used as an insulating material. It has a very
high resistance to heat. It is also added to a lot of building materials to give it
strength; its a very strong fiber.
Thats why it causes these diseases in people, because
when its inhaled, it doesnt break down. The body creates a response to it, which causes
the cancer. That same property is why it was used in building materials, so that products
wouldnt break, that they would be stronger like joint compounds or floor tiles. So those
are the types of applications that you find it in, where theres heat, friction, like
brakes, insulating materials, ceiling materials, steam related activity, or in building related
materials where that strength would be required..
Qualities of a Best Mesothelioma Lawyer
Qualities of a Best Mesothelioma Lawyer
When seeking out an attorney who can help you receive compensation for your asbestos-related
injury, there are several qualities you should look for.
Understanding A great mesothelioma lawyer is compassionate,
understanding, and sensitive to what you and your family are going through. They will take
the time to understand your situation, listen to the concerns you have, and comprehend the
problems and complications you are facing. If your attorney is not willing to sit down
and understand how asbestos exposure has affected your life, then find one who will.
Knowledgeable The best mesothelioma attorneys focus exclusively
on asbestos litigation. In doing so, they develop expertise with all matters of asbestos
law, from environmental quality regulations to the details and nuances of legal procedural
matters.
Having a solid grasp of both federal and state asbestos laws, they will be able
to advise you properly about the best venue in which to file your complaint, and they
can provide you with a realistic estimate of how much you might be eligible to receive
for a settlement. Resourceful
Putting together a mesothelioma lawsuit takes time and a lot of hard work. Only the best
lawyers will have the proper resources to pull together the required information, documentation,
testimony, affidavits, complaints, and other materials necessary to build a solid case
for you. Having the right resources available ensures that your case will be handled efficiently
and will help you to receive compensation quickly.
Experienced Only highly experienced mesothelioma lawyers
win the largest settlements for their clients.
Look for an attorney who has a documented
proven track record with handling asbestos-related cases when seeking compensation for your injury.
Recognized Great mesothelioma attorneys are recognized
by their peers and national organizations like Martindale-Hubbell for their excellence
in going above and beyond to fight for their clients legal rights. Settle for nothing
less than a lawyer you can trust, a lawyer who can deliver results, and a lawyer who
is recognized by industry leaders and peers. Thanks For watching Please Subscribe for more
updates.
When seeking out an attorney who can help you receive compensation for your asbestos-related
injury, there are several qualities you should look for.
Understanding A great mesothelioma lawyer is compassionate,
understanding, and sensitive to what you and your family are going through. They will take
the time to understand your situation, listen to the concerns you have, and comprehend the
problems and complications you are facing. If your attorney is not willing to sit down
and understand how asbestos exposure has affected your life, then find one who will.
Knowledgeable The best mesothelioma attorneys focus exclusively
on asbestos litigation. In doing so, they develop expertise with all matters of asbestos
law, from environmental quality regulations to the details and nuances of legal procedural
matters.
Having a solid grasp of both federal and state asbestos laws, they will be able
to advise you properly about the best venue in which to file your complaint, and they
can provide you with a realistic estimate of how much you might be eligible to receive
for a settlement. Resourceful
Putting together a mesothelioma lawsuit takes time and a lot of hard work. Only the best
lawyers will have the proper resources to pull together the required information, documentation,
testimony, affidavits, complaints, and other materials necessary to build a solid case
for you. Having the right resources available ensures that your case will be handled efficiently
and will help you to receive compensation quickly.
Experienced Only highly experienced mesothelioma lawyers
win the largest settlements for their clients.
Look for an attorney who has a documented
proven track record with handling asbestos-related cases when seeking compensation for your injury.
Recognized Great mesothelioma attorneys are recognized
by their peers and national organizations like Martindale-Hubbell for their excellence
in going above and beyond to fight for their clients legal rights. Settle for nothing
less than a lawyer you can trust, a lawyer who can deliver results, and a lawyer who
is recognized by industry leaders and peers. Thanks For watching Please Subscribe for more
updates.
mesothelioma lawyers new york
--Mesothelioma Lawyer New York
Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer, and its most common cause is exposure to asbestos. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma
you need to move quickly to understand your treatment options and find the best possible
plan. At the same time, you should analyze your
legal options The company or companies that exposed you
to asbestos need to be held accountable for the damage they've done to you and your family. Treatment for mesothelioma is expensive.
Other ways asbestos exposure can cost you
include: Lost wages Pain and suffering Emotional
damages Loss of earning capacity These, combined with your current and future
medical bills, can leave you and your family in a terrible position. By working with the skilled attorneys Mesothelioma
Lawyer you may be able to collect full compensation. That will allow you to focus on getting the
best possible treatment. --New York Mesothelioma Attorney
There are nearly 400 jobsites, public buildings and institutions throughout New York State
at which asbestos exposure has been an issue.
In addition to high-risk industries such as
shipyards power generation plants, oil refineries and
chemical companies, these sites include schools, public housing units, sewage treatment plants,
office facilities, churches and synagogues, and restaurants and food preparation companies. There is also naturally-occurring asbestos
and a mining operation at which workers have been contracting asbestos disease at unusually
high rates. For this reason
those who believe they may have come in contact with asbestos should seek medical attention
at any of the mesothelioma clinics in New York. --New York Cities where Asbestos Exposure
Occurred Provided below is a list of cities in the
state of New York where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located.
If you worked at any of these companies and/or
jobsites in New York there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful
asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma. Click on any link to view a complete list
of jobsites in that city. --New York Asbestos Lawyer
When you or a family member is diagnosed with mesothelioma, everything changes. We understand that this is an incredibly difficult
time for you and your family.
While no amount of compensation can buy you
a medical miracle, filing a mesothelioma lawsuit can help lift financial burdens so you can
focus on whats important. Mesothelioma Lawyer Firm regularly travel
to clients throughout New York, as well as the rest of America Serikat.Silahkan you contact
their office for driving directions or to speak
to one of our New York mesothelioma lawyer experienced. There is no fee for filing a claim and contact
us with your questions for free. We also know that traveling during this time
could be difficult.
Our mesothelioma lawyers in New York will
come to you. Over the past decade, we have represented
many clients throughout the state of New York. --Mesothelioma Lawyer Commercial
Since 1999, the mesothelioma lawyers at Simmons Hanly Conroy have recovered over $4 billion
in verdicts and settlements for thousands of clients.* If you need a mesothelioma lawyer
who understands your case and can help you get the compensation
you deserve, turn to our experienced team. Read about results attained by our mesothelioma
lawyers by visiting the Verdicts and Settlements page.
Further, our lawyers have made giving back
to our clients and finding a cure for mesothelioma a priority. We are one of the nations leading supporters
of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation and have pledged $10.2
Million to build the Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University. In 2010 the firm launched the Simmons Mesothelioma
Foundation, a private non-profit organization. The foundations mission is to help expert
medical and scientific researchers make dramatic advances in mesothelioma treatment options
for patients and their families.
The firm is also the national sponsor of the
Foundations Miles for Meso fundraising event. Links
http://lawyers.Findlaw.Com/lawyer/firm/asbestos-mesothelioma/new-york/new-york.
Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer, and its most common cause is exposure to asbestos. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma
you need to move quickly to understand your treatment options and find the best possible
plan. At the same time, you should analyze your
legal options The company or companies that exposed you
to asbestos need to be held accountable for the damage they've done to you and your family. Treatment for mesothelioma is expensive.
Other ways asbestos exposure can cost you
include: Lost wages Pain and suffering Emotional
damages Loss of earning capacity These, combined with your current and future
medical bills, can leave you and your family in a terrible position. By working with the skilled attorneys Mesothelioma
Lawyer you may be able to collect full compensation. That will allow you to focus on getting the
best possible treatment. --New York Mesothelioma Attorney
There are nearly 400 jobsites, public buildings and institutions throughout New York State
at which asbestos exposure has been an issue.
In addition to high-risk industries such as
shipyards power generation plants, oil refineries and
chemical companies, these sites include schools, public housing units, sewage treatment plants,
office facilities, churches and synagogues, and restaurants and food preparation companies. There is also naturally-occurring asbestos
and a mining operation at which workers have been contracting asbestos disease at unusually
high rates. For this reason
those who believe they may have come in contact with asbestos should seek medical attention
at any of the mesothelioma clinics in New York. --New York Cities where Asbestos Exposure
Occurred Provided below is a list of cities in the
state of New York where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located.
If you worked at any of these companies and/or
jobsites in New York there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful
asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma. Click on any link to view a complete list
of jobsites in that city. --New York Asbestos Lawyer
When you or a family member is diagnosed with mesothelioma, everything changes. We understand that this is an incredibly difficult
time for you and your family.
While no amount of compensation can buy you
a medical miracle, filing a mesothelioma lawsuit can help lift financial burdens so you can
focus on whats important. Mesothelioma Lawyer Firm regularly travel
to clients throughout New York, as well as the rest of America Serikat.Silahkan you contact
their office for driving directions or to speak
to one of our New York mesothelioma lawyer experienced. There is no fee for filing a claim and contact
us with your questions for free. We also know that traveling during this time
could be difficult.
Our mesothelioma lawyers in New York will
come to you. Over the past decade, we have represented
many clients throughout the state of New York. --Mesothelioma Lawyer Commercial
Since 1999, the mesothelioma lawyers at Simmons Hanly Conroy have recovered over $4 billion
in verdicts and settlements for thousands of clients.* If you need a mesothelioma lawyer
who understands your case and can help you get the compensation
you deserve, turn to our experienced team. Read about results attained by our mesothelioma
lawyers by visiting the Verdicts and Settlements page.
Further, our lawyers have made giving back
to our clients and finding a cure for mesothelioma a priority. We are one of the nations leading supporters
of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation and have pledged $10.2
Million to build the Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University. In 2010 the firm launched the Simmons Mesothelioma
Foundation, a private non-profit organization. The foundations mission is to help expert
medical and scientific researchers make dramatic advances in mesothelioma treatment options
for patients and their families.
The firm is also the national sponsor of the
Foundations Miles for Meso fundraising event. Links
http://lawyers.Findlaw.Com/lawyer/firm/asbestos-mesothelioma/new-york/new-york.
Mesothelioma Lawsuit - (888) 871-3631 - Helios Legal Group - Mesothelioma Lawyer & Attorney
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with
mesothelioma? Do you have legal questions? Should you hire an attorney? Do you even qualify
for compensation, and how to file? The intake specialists at the Helios Legal Group can
assist you. Mesothelioma is a disease that can only be
caused by exposure to asbestos. Even families of exposure victims are at risk from secondary
exposure. Ten thousand Americans die each year from mesothelioma related diseases.
Many
people silently suffer from the effects of mesothelioma, and yet there are billions of
dollars set aside to compensate mesothelioma victims and their families. Even if the victim is deceased or the company
that caused the exposure is closed, you can still apply for and get compensation. Most
mesothelioma cases don't even go to court. Instead they settle out of court, many times
netting the victims a million dollars or more.
The Helios Legal Group can help you get the
compensation you deserve. But the clock is ticking. There are statutes
of limitations that differ in every state that cover how long you have to file a claim. Call our mesothelioma hotline right now for
your free, no obligation consultation!.
mesothelioma? Do you have legal questions? Should you hire an attorney? Do you even qualify
for compensation, and how to file? The intake specialists at the Helios Legal Group can
assist you. Mesothelioma is a disease that can only be
caused by exposure to asbestos. Even families of exposure victims are at risk from secondary
exposure. Ten thousand Americans die each year from mesothelioma related diseases.
Many
people silently suffer from the effects of mesothelioma, and yet there are billions of
dollars set aside to compensate mesothelioma victims and their families. Even if the victim is deceased or the company
that caused the exposure is closed, you can still apply for and get compensation. Most
mesothelioma cases don't even go to court. Instead they settle out of court, many times
netting the victims a million dollars or more.
The Helios Legal Group can help you get the
compensation you deserve. But the clock is ticking. There are statutes
of limitations that differ in every state that cover how long you have to file a claim. Call our mesothelioma hotline right now for
your free, no obligation consultation!.
Mesothelioma is a Signature Disease - What Does That MeanAttorney Joe Williams
Mesothelioma has been called a signature disease,
a signature of asbestos exposure. So what does that mean? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm
a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I'm going to answer this question
for you by explaining to you what a signature disease is.
So a doctor or scientist, a physician,
whenever they see a patient with mesothelioma they immediately think asbestos exposure.
And why is that? That's because mesothelioma is a signature disease. The disease bears
the signature of exposure to asbestos. So every physician who is evaluating a patient's
case -- mesothelioma case -- will immediately be looking for asbestos exposures. The known
and widely accepted cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos.
That means that all
the physicians know to a certainty that particular patient who's been diagnosed with mesothelioma
was exposed to asbestos. Now sometimes patients think well mesothelioma is a form of cancer.
What kind of things have I done in my life that could have caused me to get cancer? They
start thinking about things like smoking cigarettes. Well I can tell you that there's no doctor
in the world that would say that smoking cigarettes caused mesothelioma because it doesn't. They
think, well, I was exposed to a lot of chemicals or I was out in the sun.
Or we tend to think
about all the things that we know are known carcinogens. But mesothelioma is a very unique
cancer. Only 2,000 cases diagnosed per year in the United States. And the widely accepted
cause of mesothelioma is asbestos, not these other things that sometimes we think of.
So
persons exposed to asbestos fibers, it takes years and years for the asbestos fibers to
cause malignant mesothelioma and you're in this position of years later chasing back
what your possible exposures to asbestos could have been. Well, I encourage you to call my
office. I'm Joe Williams and we answer questions for mesothelioma victims every day. We represent
mesothelioma victims and their families in court every day and we can answer your questions.
I hope you found this video informative and thank you very much for watching..
a signature of asbestos exposure. So what does that mean? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm
a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I'm going to answer this question
for you by explaining to you what a signature disease is.
So a doctor or scientist, a physician,
whenever they see a patient with mesothelioma they immediately think asbestos exposure.
And why is that? That's because mesothelioma is a signature disease. The disease bears
the signature of exposure to asbestos. So every physician who is evaluating a patient's
case -- mesothelioma case -- will immediately be looking for asbestos exposures. The known
and widely accepted cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos.
That means that all
the physicians know to a certainty that particular patient who's been diagnosed with mesothelioma
was exposed to asbestos. Now sometimes patients think well mesothelioma is a form of cancer.
What kind of things have I done in my life that could have caused me to get cancer? They
start thinking about things like smoking cigarettes. Well I can tell you that there's no doctor
in the world that would say that smoking cigarettes caused mesothelioma because it doesn't. They
think, well, I was exposed to a lot of chemicals or I was out in the sun.
Or we tend to think
about all the things that we know are known carcinogens. But mesothelioma is a very unique
cancer. Only 2,000 cases diagnosed per year in the United States. And the widely accepted
cause of mesothelioma is asbestos, not these other things that sometimes we think of.
So
persons exposed to asbestos fibers, it takes years and years for the asbestos fibers to
cause malignant mesothelioma and you're in this position of years later chasing back
what your possible exposures to asbestos could have been. Well, I encourage you to call my
office. I'm Joe Williams and we answer questions for mesothelioma victims every day. We represent
mesothelioma victims and their families in court every day and we can answer your questions.
I hope you found this video informative and thank you very much for watching..
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure
ITS TENTACLES RUN DEEP.
ITS VICTIMS ARE MANY. MOST OF WHOM HAVE NO IDEA FOR
SEVERAL YEARS THAT THEY ARE EVEN. AFFECTED.
THIS MORNING, IN THIS BEHIND THE. MYSTERY - RARE GENETIC DISEASES
SEGMENT, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS A.
VERY UNUSUAL CANCER:
MESOTHELIOMA. OUR GUEST THIS MORNING, OUR
ATTORNEY MARC BERN, AND ALSO. PULMONARY SPECIALIST, DR. DAVID
KAMELHAR.
GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
GOOD MORNING, OLGA. GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. DOCTOR, LET ME START WITH YOU.
TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS.
MESOTHELIOMA.
MESOTHELIOMA IS A CANCEROUS. CONDITION OF THE MESOTHELIUM.
THE MESOTHELIUM IS THE DELICATE. MEMBRANE THAT WRAPS AROUND THE
LUNG AND WHICH COATS THE CHEST. CAVITY WHERE THE LUNG SITS.
DURING NORMAL BREATHING, THOSE.
TWO SURFACES GLIDE AGAINST ONE
ANOTHER FOR NORMAL, COMFORTABLE. BREATHING THAT ALLOWS IRRITATION
NOT TO OCCUR IN THAT SPOT. IF AN ASBESTOS IS INHALED,
ASBESTOS MOVES ITS WAY TOWARD. THE EDGE OF THE LUNG AND REACHES
THE MESOTHELIUM, REACHES THE.
EDGE OF THE LUNG, AND CAN CAUSE
INFLAMMATION IN THOSE DELICATE. CELLS.
ASBESTOS HAS BEEN DIRECTLY. LINKED TO THIS MALIGNANT CHANGE.
ASBESTOS IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE. MOST COMMON CAUSE OF
MESOTHELIOMA.
OKAY.
MARC, LET ME BRING YOU IN IT. LET'S TALK ABOUT ASBESTOS.
TELL ME ABOUT IT. ASBESTOS IS A NATURALLY OCCURING
MINERAL THAT IS MINED. AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, THE
WORKERS IN THOSE MINES WERE NOT.
TOLD ABOUT THE TERRIBLE DANGERS
INVOLVED WITHOUT USING THE. PROPER RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT OR
OTHER THINGS TO PROTECT. THEMSELVES, PARTICULARLY FROM
BREATHING IN THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FIBER.
AND YOU KNOW, GENTLEMEN, THIS. BRINGS TO MIND--AND CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG--THE WORLD TRADE.
CENTER, 9/11, AFTER THE FACT, SO
MANY RESCUE WORKERS, PEOPLE. VOLUNTEERING, HELPING, AND THEY
WEREN'T REALLY WEARING ANYTHING. TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND...AM I
WRONG, DOCTOR, THAT MANY CASES. CAME OUT AFTER THAT?
THE LATENCY PERIOD IS AT LEAST.
TEN YEARS.
MOST OFTEN THIRTY YEARS. BUT CERTAINLY, THE 9/11
EXPERIENCE, THE WORLD TRADE. CENTER EXPERIENCE IS A VERY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW. BEGINNING TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF
INHALING MATERIALS THAT NOBODY.
RECOGNIZED AS BEING PROBLEMATIC
WHILE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO IT. AND MARC, YOUR THOUGHTS?
WELL, SO MANY OF THOSE HEROES, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WENT DOWN
TO THE SITE, RESCUE AND RECOVERY. WORKERS, WERE TOLD OF COURSE
THAT THE SITE WAS OKAY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THEY WEREN'T GIVEN THE PROPER.
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
AND HERE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO. THIS TOXIC SOUP, WHICH INCLUDED
ASBESTOS AND OTHER VERY, VERY. DANGEROUS MATERIALS.
AND SO TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE SEEING THE BEGINNING OF
THOSE EXPOSURES, WHICH NOT ONLY. INCLUDES MESOTHELIOMA, BUT LUNG
CANCER, WHICH IS ALSO CAUSED BY.
EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS.
DOCTOR, ARE THERE SYMPTOMS THAT. ONE COULD BE AWARE OF?
SYMPTOMS OF MESOTHELIOMA ARE THE. SAME SYMPTOMS OF ANY LUNG
CONDITION. THE LUNG CAN MAKE YOU COUGH.
THE LUNG CAN MAKE YOU SHORT OF.
BREATH.
THERE COULD BE PAIN IN THE. CHEST, AND PERHAPS OTHERS, BUT
THERE'S NOTHING UNIQUE TO. MESOTHELIOMA.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, I WANT YOU. TO STAY RIGHT THERE BECAUSE
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK.
BREAK...
(MUSIC). ...AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'RE
GONNA RETURN AND TALK ABOUT. WHO'S AT RISK.
WHO IS EXACTLY AT RISK. YOU MIGHT BE ACTUALLY SURPRISED
TO LEARN HOW CLOSE THIS COULD.
HIT HOME.
IT'S VERY SURPRISING. STAY WITH US. WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.
BEFORE THE BREAK, WE WERE. DISCUSSING MESOTHELIOMA.
WE ARE REJOINED BY PULMONARY.
SPECIALIST, DR. DAVID KAMELHAR,
AND ATTORNEY, MARC BERN, SENIOR. PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL LAW
FIRM, NAPOLI BERN RIPKA. SHKOLNIK.
GENTLEMEN, LOOK AT THESE.
NUMBERS--AND I'D LIKE OUR
VIEWERS TO LOOK AT THIS AS. WELL--AND THIS WAS ASTONISHING
TO ME. APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND NEW
CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA ARE. DIAGNOSED EVERY YEAR.
AND THE THREE THOUSAND DOES NOT.
COUNT THE MANY THOUSANDS OF
ADDITIONAL CASES OF LUNG CANCER, WHICH ARE ALSO KNOWN TO HAVE
BEEN CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO. ASBESTOS.
MANY OF THESE ARE WORKERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, MOST OF
THEM HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND OR. NEAR IT, BECAUSE ASBESTOS IS
EVERYWHERE. BUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL OF
THEM.
WE HAVE MANY CASES OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE AT HOME. IN FACT, DOCTOR, YOU HAVE AN
AMAZING STORY AND A VERY SAD. ONE, DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS.
IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE FIRST. CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA THAT I
SAW, THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH.
IT WAS A GIRL WHO, WHEN HER
FATHER WORKED IN THE BROOKLYN. NAVY YARD, HE CAME HOME, AND SHE
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WASHING HIS. CLOTHES.
AND FROM THAT EXPOSURE, HE HAD. THE ASBESTOS ON HIS CLOTHES.
SO IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS.
SECOND-HAND EXPOSURE, I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF IT. SHE DEVELOPED MESOTHELIOMA.
OBVIOUSLY, SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD. ASBESTOS IN HER ENVIRONMENT
BECAUSE HER FATHER WORKED THERE, BUT IT'S THE HAIR DRYERS, THE
TOASTERS, THE OTHER HOME. IMPROVEMENTS...
MARC, IT'S ALMOST LIKE.
MATERIALS, PRODUCTS THAT WE USE
EVERY DAY. ABSOLUTELY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE
CALL "TAKE HOME EXPOSURE." CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOME
TREATMENTS? THE BEST TREATMENT IS SURGERY.
IF THERE IS A LOCALIZED CASE, WHERE THERE IS ONE AREA OF CHEST
WALL THAT IS INVOLVED, THEN. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR THAT.
MARC, LET ME END WITH YOU. IF SOMEONE OUT THERE MAYBE KNOWS
OF SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN EXPOSED.
OR WONDERS IF THEY'VE BEEN
EXPOSED, WHAT OPTIONS DO THEY. HAVE?
THEIR REAL OPTIONS ARE HOPE. THEY HAVE TO REMAIN HOPEFUL.
AS DR. KAMELHAR HAS INDICATED, THERE ARE...
THEY CONTINUE TO DO WORK EVERY.
DAY, BUT THEY MUST, MUST GET
MEDICAL HELP AS SOON AS. POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, OLGA.
BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR CREATING
AWARENESS.
AND YOU, MARC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
(MUSIC). AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ASBESTOS
AND ITS CONNECTION TO. MESOTHELIOMA, THE DEADLY FORM OF
CANCER, AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, GO TO THIS
WEBSITE. THAT'S NAPOLIBERN.COM.
NAPOLIBERN.COM..
ITS VICTIMS ARE MANY. MOST OF WHOM HAVE NO IDEA FOR
SEVERAL YEARS THAT THEY ARE EVEN. AFFECTED.
THIS MORNING, IN THIS BEHIND THE. MYSTERY - RARE GENETIC DISEASES
SEGMENT, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS A.
VERY UNUSUAL CANCER:
MESOTHELIOMA. OUR GUEST THIS MORNING, OUR
ATTORNEY MARC BERN, AND ALSO. PULMONARY SPECIALIST, DR. DAVID
KAMELHAR.
GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
GOOD MORNING, OLGA. GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. DOCTOR, LET ME START WITH YOU.
TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IS.
MESOTHELIOMA.
MESOTHELIOMA IS A CANCEROUS. CONDITION OF THE MESOTHELIUM.
THE MESOTHELIUM IS THE DELICATE. MEMBRANE THAT WRAPS AROUND THE
LUNG AND WHICH COATS THE CHEST. CAVITY WHERE THE LUNG SITS.
DURING NORMAL BREATHING, THOSE.
TWO SURFACES GLIDE AGAINST ONE
ANOTHER FOR NORMAL, COMFORTABLE. BREATHING THAT ALLOWS IRRITATION
NOT TO OCCUR IN THAT SPOT. IF AN ASBESTOS IS INHALED,
ASBESTOS MOVES ITS WAY TOWARD. THE EDGE OF THE LUNG AND REACHES
THE MESOTHELIUM, REACHES THE.
EDGE OF THE LUNG, AND CAN CAUSE
INFLAMMATION IN THOSE DELICATE. CELLS.
ASBESTOS HAS BEEN DIRECTLY. LINKED TO THIS MALIGNANT CHANGE.
ASBESTOS IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE. MOST COMMON CAUSE OF
MESOTHELIOMA.
OKAY.
MARC, LET ME BRING YOU IN IT. LET'S TALK ABOUT ASBESTOS.
TELL ME ABOUT IT. ASBESTOS IS A NATURALLY OCCURING
MINERAL THAT IS MINED. AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, THE
WORKERS IN THOSE MINES WERE NOT.
TOLD ABOUT THE TERRIBLE DANGERS
INVOLVED WITHOUT USING THE. PROPER RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT OR
OTHER THINGS TO PROTECT. THEMSELVES, PARTICULARLY FROM
BREATHING IN THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FIBER.
AND YOU KNOW, GENTLEMEN, THIS. BRINGS TO MIND--AND CORRECT ME
IF I'M WRONG--THE WORLD TRADE.
CENTER, 9/11, AFTER THE FACT, SO
MANY RESCUE WORKERS, PEOPLE. VOLUNTEERING, HELPING, AND THEY
WEREN'T REALLY WEARING ANYTHING. TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND...AM I
WRONG, DOCTOR, THAT MANY CASES. CAME OUT AFTER THAT?
THE LATENCY PERIOD IS AT LEAST.
TEN YEARS.
MOST OFTEN THIRTY YEARS. BUT CERTAINLY, THE 9/11
EXPERIENCE, THE WORLD TRADE. CENTER EXPERIENCE IS A VERY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW. BEGINNING TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF
INHALING MATERIALS THAT NOBODY.
RECOGNIZED AS BEING PROBLEMATIC
WHILE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO IT. AND MARC, YOUR THOUGHTS?
WELL, SO MANY OF THOSE HEROES, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WENT DOWN
TO THE SITE, RESCUE AND RECOVERY. WORKERS, WERE TOLD OF COURSE
THAT THE SITE WAS OKAY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
THEY WEREN'T GIVEN THE PROPER.
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
AND HERE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO. THIS TOXIC SOUP, WHICH INCLUDED
ASBESTOS AND OTHER VERY, VERY. DANGEROUS MATERIALS.
AND SO TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE SEEING THE BEGINNING OF
THOSE EXPOSURES, WHICH NOT ONLY. INCLUDES MESOTHELIOMA, BUT LUNG
CANCER, WHICH IS ALSO CAUSED BY.
EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS.
DOCTOR, ARE THERE SYMPTOMS THAT. ONE COULD BE AWARE OF?
SYMPTOMS OF MESOTHELIOMA ARE THE. SAME SYMPTOMS OF ANY LUNG
CONDITION. THE LUNG CAN MAKE YOU COUGH.
THE LUNG CAN MAKE YOU SHORT OF.
BREATH.
THERE COULD BE PAIN IN THE. CHEST, AND PERHAPS OTHERS, BUT
THERE'S NOTHING UNIQUE TO. MESOTHELIOMA.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, I WANT YOU. TO STAY RIGHT THERE BECAUSE
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK.
BREAK...
(MUSIC). ...AND AFTER THE BREAK, WE'RE
GONNA RETURN AND TALK ABOUT. WHO'S AT RISK.
WHO IS EXACTLY AT RISK. YOU MIGHT BE ACTUALLY SURPRISED
TO LEARN HOW CLOSE THIS COULD.
HIT HOME.
IT'S VERY SURPRISING. STAY WITH US. WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.
BEFORE THE BREAK, WE WERE. DISCUSSING MESOTHELIOMA.
WE ARE REJOINED BY PULMONARY.
SPECIALIST, DR. DAVID KAMELHAR,
AND ATTORNEY, MARC BERN, SENIOR. PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL LAW
FIRM, NAPOLI BERN RIPKA. SHKOLNIK.
GENTLEMEN, LOOK AT THESE.
NUMBERS--AND I'D LIKE OUR
VIEWERS TO LOOK AT THIS AS. WELL--AND THIS WAS ASTONISHING
TO ME. APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND NEW
CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA ARE. DIAGNOSED EVERY YEAR.
AND THE THREE THOUSAND DOES NOT.
COUNT THE MANY THOUSANDS OF
ADDITIONAL CASES OF LUNG CANCER, WHICH ARE ALSO KNOWN TO HAVE
BEEN CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO. ASBESTOS.
MANY OF THESE ARE WORKERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, MOST OF
THEM HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND OR. NEAR IT, BECAUSE ASBESTOS IS
EVERYWHERE. BUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL OF
THEM.
WE HAVE MANY CASES OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE AT HOME. IN FACT, DOCTOR, YOU HAVE AN
AMAZING STORY AND A VERY SAD. ONE, DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS.
IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE FIRST. CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA THAT I
SAW, THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH.
IT WAS A GIRL WHO, WHEN HER
FATHER WORKED IN THE BROOKLYN. NAVY YARD, HE CAME HOME, AND SHE
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WASHING HIS. CLOTHES.
AND FROM THAT EXPOSURE, HE HAD. THE ASBESTOS ON HIS CLOTHES.
SO IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS.
SECOND-HAND EXPOSURE, I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF IT. SHE DEVELOPED MESOTHELIOMA.
OBVIOUSLY, SHE KNEW THAT SHE HAD. ASBESTOS IN HER ENVIRONMENT
BECAUSE HER FATHER WORKED THERE, BUT IT'S THE HAIR DRYERS, THE
TOASTERS, THE OTHER HOME. IMPROVEMENTS...
MARC, IT'S ALMOST LIKE.
MATERIALS, PRODUCTS THAT WE USE
EVERY DAY. ABSOLUTELY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE
CALL "TAKE HOME EXPOSURE." CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOME
TREATMENTS? THE BEST TREATMENT IS SURGERY.
IF THERE IS A LOCALIZED CASE, WHERE THERE IS ONE AREA OF CHEST
WALL THAT IS INVOLVED, THEN. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR THAT.
MARC, LET ME END WITH YOU. IF SOMEONE OUT THERE MAYBE KNOWS
OF SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN EXPOSED.
OR WONDERS IF THEY'VE BEEN
EXPOSED, WHAT OPTIONS DO THEY. HAVE?
THEIR REAL OPTIONS ARE HOPE. THEY HAVE TO REMAIN HOPEFUL.
AS DR. KAMELHAR HAS INDICATED, THERE ARE...
THEY CONTINUE TO DO WORK EVERY.
DAY, BUT THEY MUST, MUST GET
MEDICAL HELP AS SOON AS. POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, OLGA.
BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR CREATING
AWARENESS.
AND YOU, MARC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
(MUSIC). AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ASBESTOS
AND ITS CONNECTION TO. MESOTHELIOMA, THE DEADLY FORM OF
CANCER, AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, GO TO THIS
WEBSITE. THAT'S NAPOLIBERN.COM.
NAPOLIBERN.COM..
John R. Kane - Pittsburgh PA Super Lawyers - Mesothelioma
[GRAPHIC: Super Lawyers, John R. Kane rated
by Super Lawyers, Attorney John R. Kane describes what has made him a successful lawyer.] John R. Kane: I became a lawyer because I
wanted to make a difference.
Life isn't fair, and nobody makes that claim, but when you
have a lawyer on your side, it's about as fair as it can get. In order to be a successful
attorney, I think you have to put yourself in the client's shoes. You can look at it
from a legal perspective, as any lawyer does, but in order to really understand it and to
really help somebody, you have to look at it not from your perspective, but from their
perspective. Nothing can make them whole.
Nothing can make it right. Nothing can take
back what's harmed them. The best you can do is find out what their ultimate goal is,
and what do they want to achieve? What does their family want to achieve? What sort of
justice are they looking for? I've been an attorney for 15 years, and one
of the things that I still love about my job is my clients. I can't begin to tell you how
gratifying it is when the case settles, and you look at the relief on the client's face,
and as terrible as things are, I can give them peace of mind.
I can give them relief
from their worries, and I see it on their faces, and like I said, it's just it's
what I love. [GRAPHIC: Super Lawyers, 412-227-6556, www.Sdklaw.Com,
John R. Kane rated by Super Lawyers].
by Super Lawyers, Attorney John R. Kane describes what has made him a successful lawyer.] John R. Kane: I became a lawyer because I
wanted to make a difference.
Life isn't fair, and nobody makes that claim, but when you
have a lawyer on your side, it's about as fair as it can get. In order to be a successful
attorney, I think you have to put yourself in the client's shoes. You can look at it
from a legal perspective, as any lawyer does, but in order to really understand it and to
really help somebody, you have to look at it not from your perspective, but from their
perspective. Nothing can make them whole.
Nothing can make it right. Nothing can take
back what's harmed them. The best you can do is find out what their ultimate goal is,
and what do they want to achieve? What does their family want to achieve? What sort of
justice are they looking for? I've been an attorney for 15 years, and one
of the things that I still love about my job is my clients. I can't begin to tell you how
gratifying it is when the case settles, and you look at the relief on the client's face,
and as terrible as things are, I can give them peace of mind.
I can give them relief
from their worries, and I see it on their faces, and like I said, it's just it's
what I love. [GRAPHIC: Super Lawyers, 412-227-6556, www.Sdklaw.Com,
John R. Kane rated by Super Lawyers].
Janet Ward Black Mesothelioma Attorney in North Carolina Asbestos Lawyer
The mission of this law firm is to
represent injured people. We protect people's
rights. We do that in car wreck cases, workers compensation, asbestos disease, environmental pollution
cases, we just represent anyone who has
injuries and needs help. I think sometimes people don't call
lawyers because they think they can afford them, but we represent people on a contingency
basis, and what that means is that if that
person doesn't get compensation as a result of our work we don't get
paid.
We have staff, we have technology, that can
support even the most complicated of cases and we
have individuals here who speak with power. I'm a fighter if my client's case needs
to go to trial I'll take it to trail. My clients will get their
day in court if the insurance companies won't give them a fair settlement. I think we serve our clients exceptionally well because of the amazing staff we have, we have a staff of about 20 people and if you added together all of our
years of experience together, it would probably be somewhere around a
hundred and fifty years that we've worked together.
I love helping people, they're not many professions in which you can go to work everyday and know that you are going to do some good for somebody. We're very involved in our community, urban ministries, battered women's shelter, Toys for Tots Operation Christmas Child,
we work hard with the North Carolina Bar Association to provide free legal services to people who
can't afford them. So we choose a number of different
projects to help make our community a better place. My personal philosophy for this law
firm is that all of us be committed, to protecting
people's rights.
That we do the right thing for everybody
that we represent that we take each case, no matter how
large or how small very seriously and do an excellent job
for each client. We give everyday people a
powerful voice so that they'll be treated fairly..
represent injured people. We protect people's
rights. We do that in car wreck cases, workers compensation, asbestos disease, environmental pollution
cases, we just represent anyone who has
injuries and needs help. I think sometimes people don't call
lawyers because they think they can afford them, but we represent people on a contingency
basis, and what that means is that if that
person doesn't get compensation as a result of our work we don't get
paid.
We have staff, we have technology, that can
support even the most complicated of cases and we
have individuals here who speak with power. I'm a fighter if my client's case needs
to go to trial I'll take it to trail. My clients will get their
day in court if the insurance companies won't give them a fair settlement. I think we serve our clients exceptionally well because of the amazing staff we have, we have a staff of about 20 people and if you added together all of our
years of experience together, it would probably be somewhere around a
hundred and fifty years that we've worked together.
I love helping people, they're not many professions in which you can go to work everyday and know that you are going to do some good for somebody. We're very involved in our community, urban ministries, battered women's shelter, Toys for Tots Operation Christmas Child,
we work hard with the North Carolina Bar Association to provide free legal services to people who
can't afford them. So we choose a number of different
projects to help make our community a better place. My personal philosophy for this law
firm is that all of us be committed, to protecting
people's rights.
That we do the right thing for everybody
that we represent that we take each case, no matter how
large or how small very seriously and do an excellent job
for each client. We give everyday people a
powerful voice so that they'll be treated fairly..
iWalk4MESO - A virtual race to end mesothelioma.
You dont have to be a doctor to help find
a cure for cancer. You can help by walking to raise awareness
and to raise money to fight Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer. People get it after they are exposed to asbestos. Who gets it? The skilled construction workers who built
our cities and towns and the dedicated veterans and ship-yard workers who protected us.
September 26th is Mesothelioma awareness day. We invite you to join us to do something to
stop this disease. Were having a virtual race to help spread
the word and raise money for research. Join us to find a cure for Mesothelioma.
Pledge to walk, walk to help people too sick
to march with us. Donate money for research and join the cause
by sharing your efforts on Facebook and the iWalk4MESO Facebook group. I walk for my dad, a construction worker in
New York City. We walk for our grandfather.
A United States veteran. I walk for my husband, an auto mechanic. I walk for my grandfather, a Navy ship builder. Because everyone deserves a long and healthy
life.
They built our cities and protected us. Now its our turn to be there for them. They did their part, so do yours. Join us on September 26th to end Mesothelioma..
a cure for cancer. You can help by walking to raise awareness
and to raise money to fight Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer. People get it after they are exposed to asbestos. Who gets it? The skilled construction workers who built
our cities and towns and the dedicated veterans and ship-yard workers who protected us.
September 26th is Mesothelioma awareness day. We invite you to join us to do something to
stop this disease. Were having a virtual race to help spread
the word and raise money for research. Join us to find a cure for Mesothelioma.
Pledge to walk, walk to help people too sick
to march with us. Donate money for research and join the cause
by sharing your efforts on Facebook and the iWalk4MESO Facebook group. I walk for my dad, a construction worker in
New York City. We walk for our grandfather.
A United States veteran. I walk for my husband, an auto mechanic. I walk for my grandfather, a Navy ship builder. Because everyone deserves a long and healthy
life.
They built our cities and protected us. Now its our turn to be there for them. They did their part, so do yours. Join us on September 26th to end Mesothelioma..
Illinois Mesothelioma & Asbestos Lawyers1-866-468-8631
Each year thousands of families across the
country come face to face with mesothelioma. And hard working families throughout Illinois
are impacted. This silent killer, caused by exposure to asbestos, in anything from brake
pads to home insulation, can remain dormant for decades before turning a life upside down
in a matter of months. Unfortunately, because mesothelioma is a rare cancer, many victims
have difficulty finding an advocate who understands the complex medical and legal issues they're
dealing with.
At the Simmons Law Firm, we want you to know that you're not alone. We've
been fighting asbestos companies on behalf of mesothelioma victims across the state for
over a decade. To date, we've recovered over 760 million dollars for victims living in
Illinois. We have offices in both Alton and Chicago and we're dedicated to giving each
family the personal attention they deserve.
If you live in Illinois, and you or a family
member has been affected by mesothelioma, contact the Simmons Firm today for a free
consultation..
country come face to face with mesothelioma. And hard working families throughout Illinois
are impacted. This silent killer, caused by exposure to asbestos, in anything from brake
pads to home insulation, can remain dormant for decades before turning a life upside down
in a matter of months. Unfortunately, because mesothelioma is a rare cancer, many victims
have difficulty finding an advocate who understands the complex medical and legal issues they're
dealing with.
At the Simmons Law Firm, we want you to know that you're not alone. We've
been fighting asbestos companies on behalf of mesothelioma victims across the state for
over a decade. To date, we've recovered over 760 million dollars for victims living in
Illinois. We have offices in both Alton and Chicago and we're dedicated to giving each
family the personal attention they deserve.
If you live in Illinois, and you or a family
member has been affected by mesothelioma, contact the Simmons Firm today for a free
consultation..
How to Find a Mesothelioma Attorney
How to Find a Mesothelioma Attorney Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer caused
by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma cases are unique in the legal
field due to the long period between being exposed and getting sick. Therefore, it is extremely important to find
an attorney who is familiar with taking on these sorts of cases. You have a limited amount of time to pursue
your claim, so you should find an attorney as soon as possible after your diagnosis.
Preparing to Search for an Attorney 1-1-Determine the jurisdiction you must make sure you are clear about the
appropriate county, or parish, and state in which to bring your claim. A lawsuit should be brought in the county,
or parish, and state in which the person you are suing, called the Defendant, lives or
operates a business. Many specialist mesothelioma attorneys will
have practices in a number of different states 1-2- Consider what you should be looking for The attorney you work with will need to be
someone you can talk to in confidence and feel comfortable with. You may be discussing very personal information
about your health and your condition.
Keep in mind that good communication and trust
is essential if you are going to have positive and successful relationship with an attorney. 1-3- Understand how costs work Understand how costs work. Attorneys in this area of law work on a contingency
basis. That means that your fee will be taken out
of any award money you receive, whether that be through a settlement or jury award.
However, some court costs and travel fees
may have to be paid by you up front. Before you sign up with an attorney you will
agree a percentage of the settlement that you will pay to the attorney after the claim
is completed. Finding Attorneys 2-1-Speak to former colleagues If a trusted friend or colleague can recommend
an attorney this could be a good option. If your colleague got a good result, and they
had a good working relationship with the lawyer, you should add this lawyer to your shortlist 2-2-Search online It's important that you spend some time carefully
reading through the legal information each lawyer provides on the website.
You should be looking for well-written and
in-depth information that evidences the expertise, experience and sensitivity of the attorney. Be wary of adverts that do not provide detailed
information, and just make a bald statement, such as "Millions of Dollars Guaranteed" 2-3-Use some online lawyer directories When you search online you will no doubt come
across a number of large online attorney directories. These can be helpful if you are struggling
to navigate the many thousands of search engine results. Use the same critical criteria to evaluate
any posting, advert or website for a mesothelioma attorney.
3-Evaluating the Attorneys 3-1-Do some initial investigation and research you need to do some investigation about the
records, history and profile of different attorneys. This can become a major task so try to focus
your search as much as possible. You can do an initial assessment by reading
through websites and evaluating the contents and presentation. Review the site for the quality of information,
grammar and spelling, and visual appeal.
Attorneys who maintain sites with large amounts
of grammar and spelling errors, low quality articles, and a barrage of ads can be crossed
of your list..
by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma cases are unique in the legal
field due to the long period between being exposed and getting sick. Therefore, it is extremely important to find
an attorney who is familiar with taking on these sorts of cases. You have a limited amount of time to pursue
your claim, so you should find an attorney as soon as possible after your diagnosis.
Preparing to Search for an Attorney 1-1-Determine the jurisdiction you must make sure you are clear about the
appropriate county, or parish, and state in which to bring your claim. A lawsuit should be brought in the county,
or parish, and state in which the person you are suing, called the Defendant, lives or
operates a business. Many specialist mesothelioma attorneys will
have practices in a number of different states 1-2- Consider what you should be looking for The attorney you work with will need to be
someone you can talk to in confidence and feel comfortable with. You may be discussing very personal information
about your health and your condition.
Keep in mind that good communication and trust
is essential if you are going to have positive and successful relationship with an attorney. 1-3- Understand how costs work Understand how costs work. Attorneys in this area of law work on a contingency
basis. That means that your fee will be taken out
of any award money you receive, whether that be through a settlement or jury award.
However, some court costs and travel fees
may have to be paid by you up front. Before you sign up with an attorney you will
agree a percentage of the settlement that you will pay to the attorney after the claim
is completed. Finding Attorneys 2-1-Speak to former colleagues If a trusted friend or colleague can recommend
an attorney this could be a good option. If your colleague got a good result, and they
had a good working relationship with the lawyer, you should add this lawyer to your shortlist 2-2-Search online It's important that you spend some time carefully
reading through the legal information each lawyer provides on the website.
You should be looking for well-written and
in-depth information that evidences the expertise, experience and sensitivity of the attorney. Be wary of adverts that do not provide detailed
information, and just make a bald statement, such as "Millions of Dollars Guaranteed" 2-3-Use some online lawyer directories When you search online you will no doubt come
across a number of large online attorney directories. These can be helpful if you are struggling
to navigate the many thousands of search engine results. Use the same critical criteria to evaluate
any posting, advert or website for a mesothelioma attorney.
3-Evaluating the Attorneys 3-1-Do some initial investigation and research you need to do some investigation about the
records, history and profile of different attorneys. This can become a major task so try to focus
your search as much as possible. You can do an initial assessment by reading
through websites and evaluating the contents and presentation. Review the site for the quality of information,
grammar and spelling, and visual appeal.
Attorneys who maintain sites with large amounts
of grammar and spelling errors, low quality articles, and a barrage of ads can be crossed
of your list..
How is Mesothelioma DiagnosedAttorney Joe Williams
How is mesothelioma diagnosed? Hi. I'm Joe
Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can tell you that there
is generally two ways that physicians (doctors) diagnose mesothelioma. The first way of diagnosing
mesothelioma is a clinical diagnosis.
That means that a doctor is evaluating a patient's
presenting symptoms to draw a picture as to what this patient could be suffering from.
So the things that are evaluated are things like shortness of breath. Often with mesothelioma
victims builds up, it's called a "pleural effusion." But it's basically just a buildup
of fluid between a bony ribcage and the lungs. And when the fluid builds up, it pushes on
both the ribs and the lungs. The ribs don't move - they're made of bone -- so it pushes
in and impacts the lungs, makes it harder for the patient to breathe.
Shortness of breath
is a known symptom of mesothelioma. General fatigue and weakness. Weight loss, substantial
weight loss unexplained in a short period of time is another factor, another symptom,
that physicians will use to clinical diagnose or be suspicious of mesothelioma. For mesothelioma
victims, the definite diagnose comes in the form of a biopsy.
And for pleural mesothelioma,
it's a biopsy of the pleural. And the pleural is the lining on the outside of the lung,
sometimes referred to as a "saran wrap like substance" that lines the exterior (the outside
of the lung) and doctors will take a biopsy of that surface to determine if a patient
has mesothelioma. And how is that biopsy taken? Well, it's usually taken through a surgical
technique and I would say the most common one would be a video assisted thoracoscopy,
sometimes known as a VAT (a video assisted thoracoscopy). The doctors go in with several
instruments -- one of which has a camera on it -- and the surgeon (the doctor) can visualize
the area in the chest where the mesothelioma could be.
And with other instruments (and
again, this is a minimally invasive technique) the physicians can take a biopsy (a piece
of flesh). That biopsy material is then taken and sent to a pathology lab within the hospital
and the pathologists (they're specialized doctors who deal with diagnosing disease from
looking at a slide). The flesh is put onto a slide and for mesothelioma victims the slides
are often stained in certain ways so that different cell types can be visualized when
the pathologist looks under a microscope at the slide. That pathologist then writes out
a report -- it's called a "pathology report" -- and the pathology report is a very important
piece of paper that becomes part of that patient's medical case because it definitively diagnoses
their disease.
And it becomes a very important part of their legal case because it definitively
diagnoses them of having been a victim of pleural mesothelioma. I'm sure you have many
other questions about how mesothelioma is diagnosed. I'm Joe Williams and at our firm
we handle cases every day for mesothelioma victims. This is what we do every day and
we can answer your questions.
I encourage you to call our office at the number below
and we'll be happy to answer your questions. Thank you..
Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can tell you that there
is generally two ways that physicians (doctors) diagnose mesothelioma. The first way of diagnosing
mesothelioma is a clinical diagnosis.
That means that a doctor is evaluating a patient's
presenting symptoms to draw a picture as to what this patient could be suffering from.
So the things that are evaluated are things like shortness of breath. Often with mesothelioma
victims builds up, it's called a "pleural effusion." But it's basically just a buildup
of fluid between a bony ribcage and the lungs. And when the fluid builds up, it pushes on
both the ribs and the lungs. The ribs don't move - they're made of bone -- so it pushes
in and impacts the lungs, makes it harder for the patient to breathe.
Shortness of breath
is a known symptom of mesothelioma. General fatigue and weakness. Weight loss, substantial
weight loss unexplained in a short period of time is another factor, another symptom,
that physicians will use to clinical diagnose or be suspicious of mesothelioma. For mesothelioma
victims, the definite diagnose comes in the form of a biopsy.
And for pleural mesothelioma,
it's a biopsy of the pleural. And the pleural is the lining on the outside of the lung,
sometimes referred to as a "saran wrap like substance" that lines the exterior (the outside
of the lung) and doctors will take a biopsy of that surface to determine if a patient
has mesothelioma. And how is that biopsy taken? Well, it's usually taken through a surgical
technique and I would say the most common one would be a video assisted thoracoscopy,
sometimes known as a VAT (a video assisted thoracoscopy). The doctors go in with several
instruments -- one of which has a camera on it -- and the surgeon (the doctor) can visualize
the area in the chest where the mesothelioma could be.
And with other instruments (and
again, this is a minimally invasive technique) the physicians can take a biopsy (a piece
of flesh). That biopsy material is then taken and sent to a pathology lab within the hospital
and the pathologists (they're specialized doctors who deal with diagnosing disease from
looking at a slide). The flesh is put onto a slide and for mesothelioma victims the slides
are often stained in certain ways so that different cell types can be visualized when
the pathologist looks under a microscope at the slide. That pathologist then writes out
a report -- it's called a "pathology report" -- and the pathology report is a very important
piece of paper that becomes part of that patient's medical case because it definitively diagnoses
their disease.
And it becomes a very important part of their legal case because it definitively
diagnoses them of having been a victim of pleural mesothelioma. I'm sure you have many
other questions about how mesothelioma is diagnosed. I'm Joe Williams and at our firm
we handle cases every day for mesothelioma victims. This is what we do every day and
we can answer your questions.
I encourage you to call our office at the number below
and we'll be happy to answer your questions. Thank you..
How Do You Prove a Mesothelioma Case in CourtAttorney Joe Williams
How do we prove a case for a mesothelioma
victim in court? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York
City. And I can tell you that in order to prove a mesothelioma case -- a legal case
-- for a victim in court, the first thing that we have to do is we have to be able to
prove that a particular company is responsible to that particular victim.
So how do we do
that? Well, one of the primary ways that we establish that proof is through the victim's
own testimony at a pre-trial deposition and also through their testimony at trial in which
they talk about that particular company's products and how they believe that product
exposed them to asbestos. They generally talk about the dust that was created from the work
that they did with that product. There are also other ways that we prove that that particular
company is responsible to our client. And that's in the form of employment records,
work records.
For navy seamen (men who served on Navy ships), we get records from the U.S.
Naval Archive in Washington, D.C for that particular ship. And often these records show
every piece of equipment that was ever put on those ships. So there's many ways to prove
one particular company's responsibility to our client. The next thing we have to show
is that that company knew -- or should have known -- that asbestos is dangerous and that
they never warned our client about these dangers.
How do we do that? Well we do that through
company documents -- documents from that same company -- that failed to warn our clients
about the dangers of asbestos through internal memorandums, through internal research documents
-- all of which that show that that company either knew or they certainly should have
known that asbestos was a danger and that they never warned our clients about the dangers
of asbestos. The last thing, generally, that we have to show in a legal case for a mesothelioma
victim is that our client was injured - that, of course, every mesothelioma victim suffers
greatly. And it's not just them but their spouses and families suffer as well. And we
document that through the use of medical experts who talk about mesothelioma and its course
on the human body and also through that individual victim's medical records and also through
the testimony of physicians.
Sometimes the treating physicians who actually treated our
client were able to document all of the different medical treatments. And really, all of the
suffering that our client has gone through from the time of their first symptoms until
the present day when we're in court dealing with that mesothelioma case in front of a
judge and jury. Now you may have many more questions about all the ways that we seek
to prove a mesothelioma case on behalf of our client and we can answer those questions
for you. I'm Joe Williams and at our firm we handle cases for mesothelioma victims every
day.
This is what we do; it's who we are. I encourage you to call the number on your
screen below (that's our office number) and we'll answer your questions as well. Thank
you..
victim in court? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York
City. And I can tell you that in order to prove a mesothelioma case -- a legal case
-- for a victim in court, the first thing that we have to do is we have to be able to
prove that a particular company is responsible to that particular victim.
So how do we do
that? Well, one of the primary ways that we establish that proof is through the victim's
own testimony at a pre-trial deposition and also through their testimony at trial in which
they talk about that particular company's products and how they believe that product
exposed them to asbestos. They generally talk about the dust that was created from the work
that they did with that product. There are also other ways that we prove that that particular
company is responsible to our client. And that's in the form of employment records,
work records.
For navy seamen (men who served on Navy ships), we get records from the U.S.
Naval Archive in Washington, D.C for that particular ship. And often these records show
every piece of equipment that was ever put on those ships. So there's many ways to prove
one particular company's responsibility to our client. The next thing we have to show
is that that company knew -- or should have known -- that asbestos is dangerous and that
they never warned our client about these dangers.
How do we do that? Well we do that through
company documents -- documents from that same company -- that failed to warn our clients
about the dangers of asbestos through internal memorandums, through internal research documents
-- all of which that show that that company either knew or they certainly should have
known that asbestos was a danger and that they never warned our clients about the dangers
of asbestos. The last thing, generally, that we have to show in a legal case for a mesothelioma
victim is that our client was injured - that, of course, every mesothelioma victim suffers
greatly. And it's not just them but their spouses and families suffer as well. And we
document that through the use of medical experts who talk about mesothelioma and its course
on the human body and also through that individual victim's medical records and also through
the testimony of physicians.
Sometimes the treating physicians who actually treated our
client were able to document all of the different medical treatments. And really, all of the
suffering that our client has gone through from the time of their first symptoms until
the present day when we're in court dealing with that mesothelioma case in front of a
judge and jury. Now you may have many more questions about all the ways that we seek
to prove a mesothelioma case on behalf of our client and we can answer those questions
for you. I'm Joe Williams and at our firm we handle cases for mesothelioma victims every
day.
This is what we do; it's who we are. I encourage you to call the number on your
screen below (that's our office number) and we'll answer your questions as well. Thank
you..
How do You Determine Where You Were Exposed to AsbestosAttorney Joe Williams
Someone in your family has been diagnosed
with mesothelioma and you're trying to figure out all the ways that they could have been
exposed to asbestos during the course of their life but how do you figure all that out? Hi.
I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can tell you
that the primary way of unlocking all this information is through a very detailed occupational
exposure history. And what the basically means is that the patient -- the victim, the mesothelioma
victim -- has in their mind all the ways that they could have been exposed to asbestos and
we just need to talk it out and sit with them and talk about all the types of exposures
they could have had. We review every job they ever had.
And some jobs that a victim of mesothelioma
thinks are inconsequential or brief; they may be the most important. Some jobs that
they think are very causative of mesothelioma they may not be the most important. But we
walk through this entire process -- through their youth as a child up until the present
day and every job and every possible exposure they could have had. So in order to do that
what do we do? Well, we talk about the first job they ever had.
Sometimes clients tell
me, "Well as a kid I had a paper route. Well that couldn't have exposed me to asbestos."
And I agree. But then we talk about some other things that they did as a young man or woman
that may be relevant to the exposure history as it relates to asbestos. And we go through
what they did at all these jobs and we do this in a relatively stress free way because
it's important to recognize that a person with mesothelioma is suffering.
And the last
thing we want to do is stress them with a legal case; we make this as simple as we possibly
can. We talk about those occupational exposures and we also talk about potential environmental
exposures. Did they live near a manufacturing plant that was manufacturing products using
asbestos? Perhaps there was dust from that manufacturing process that caused them to
be exposed to asbestos. That could be another exposure.
We talk about potential household
exposures. Well, what did this mesothelioma victim's parents or family members do for
a living? Perhaps there's some sort of asbestos exposure there. Did the victim's father work
in an industry and bring asbestos home on their clothes? That's another possible asbestos
exposure. But what I can tell you about this part of the process is -- this workup, the
investigation -- is that it is very thorough.
And it's important to be extremely thorough
while at the same time not causing stress to the victim and to their families. And I
know all this because this is what we do every day. I'm Joe Williams and at our office we
represent mesothelioma victims every day. And I'm sure you have more questions; we can
answer those questions.
I encourage you to call the number below that's our office number
and we'll help and answer your questions. Thank you..
with mesothelioma and you're trying to figure out all the ways that they could have been
exposed to asbestos during the course of their life but how do you figure all that out? Hi.
I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can tell you
that the primary way of unlocking all this information is through a very detailed occupational
exposure history. And what the basically means is that the patient -- the victim, the mesothelioma
victim -- has in their mind all the ways that they could have been exposed to asbestos and
we just need to talk it out and sit with them and talk about all the types of exposures
they could have had. We review every job they ever had.
And some jobs that a victim of mesothelioma
thinks are inconsequential or brief; they may be the most important. Some jobs that
they think are very causative of mesothelioma they may not be the most important. But we
walk through this entire process -- through their youth as a child up until the present
day and every job and every possible exposure they could have had. So in order to do that
what do we do? Well, we talk about the first job they ever had.
Sometimes clients tell
me, "Well as a kid I had a paper route. Well that couldn't have exposed me to asbestos."
And I agree. But then we talk about some other things that they did as a young man or woman
that may be relevant to the exposure history as it relates to asbestos. And we go through
what they did at all these jobs and we do this in a relatively stress free way because
it's important to recognize that a person with mesothelioma is suffering.
And the last
thing we want to do is stress them with a legal case; we make this as simple as we possibly
can. We talk about those occupational exposures and we also talk about potential environmental
exposures. Did they live near a manufacturing plant that was manufacturing products using
asbestos? Perhaps there was dust from that manufacturing process that caused them to
be exposed to asbestos. That could be another exposure.
We talk about potential household
exposures. Well, what did this mesothelioma victim's parents or family members do for
a living? Perhaps there's some sort of asbestos exposure there. Did the victim's father work
in an industry and bring asbestos home on their clothes? That's another possible asbestos
exposure. But what I can tell you about this part of the process is -- this workup, the
investigation -- is that it is very thorough.
And it's important to be extremely thorough
while at the same time not causing stress to the victim and to their families. And I
know all this because this is what we do every day. I'm Joe Williams and at our office we
represent mesothelioma victims every day. And I'm sure you have more questions; we can
answer those questions.
I encourage you to call the number below that's our office number
and we'll help and answer your questions. Thank you..
How Can You Prove Asbestos Exposureelglaw.com
I've done flooring for twenty years
and I know that, you know, in the past I've been in contact
with asbestos-related products and I was gonna ask:
'Is there any way that you can, you know, maybe prove you know say fifteen,
seventeen years ago that I'm, you know, that it may have had
an effect on me, you know, up to now? Yeah, how does that work? Yeah, that's a great question because
if you think of asbestosis or any of the diseases that are caused by
asbestos they're all progressive diseases. So, you go back 17 years, and
persons getting exposed to asbestos, say doing floor tiles, he wouldn't see
a problem until probably about now. That particular condition,
or let me go to the material itself, the flooring industry was real, real bad
with respect to the use of asbestos and the material, the floor and tile itself,
the glues, and just a host of things. And the modern day, you don't typically
see that in flooring today but when a flooring guy would
go in and remove flooring and things like that, to put down new floor, and that's when you get exposed today.
But back in the old days
that was pretty common. Talk to our viewers and people like
Greg about the statute of limitations as it would apply to an asbestos case because we're talking about exposure that occurred many times,
many, many years ago. Help our viewers understand that. Well, the statute of limitation
is that prescribed period when you can bring a lawsuit.
With respect to a person being
exposed to asbestos or one who would like
to bring a claim in Alabama, you've got to overcome
what's called the post 79' rule. So, once you show that a person was
exposed past 1979 to an asbestos product, then you can bring a lawsuit. But for the most part, most of these cases
are filed in many other states where that particular
unique rule is only, well, just saying that rule
is actually unique to Alabama..
and I know that, you know, in the past I've been in contact
with asbestos-related products and I was gonna ask:
'Is there any way that you can, you know, maybe prove you know say fifteen,
seventeen years ago that I'm, you know, that it may have had
an effect on me, you know, up to now? Yeah, how does that work? Yeah, that's a great question because
if you think of asbestosis or any of the diseases that are caused by
asbestos they're all progressive diseases. So, you go back 17 years, and
persons getting exposed to asbestos, say doing floor tiles, he wouldn't see
a problem until probably about now. That particular condition,
or let me go to the material itself, the flooring industry was real, real bad
with respect to the use of asbestos and the material, the floor and tile itself,
the glues, and just a host of things. And the modern day, you don't typically
see that in flooring today but when a flooring guy would
go in and remove flooring and things like that, to put down new floor, and that's when you get exposed today.
But back in the old days
that was pretty common. Talk to our viewers and people like
Greg about the statute of limitations as it would apply to an asbestos case because we're talking about exposure that occurred many times,
many, many years ago. Help our viewers understand that. Well, the statute of limitation
is that prescribed period when you can bring a lawsuit.
With respect to a person being
exposed to asbestos or one who would like
to bring a claim in Alabama, you've got to overcome
what's called the post 79' rule. So, once you show that a person was
exposed past 1979 to an asbestos product, then you can bring a lawsuit. But for the most part, most of these cases
are filed in many other states where that particular
unique rule is only, well, just saying that rule
is actually unique to Alabama..
Facts You Need to Know About mesothelioma settlements
Settlements for Mesothelioma Patients Once you file an asbestos personal injury
lawsuit, there are two ways to receive compensation for your injuries. If your case goes to trial, you may receive
a favorable jury verdict awarding you compensation for your injuries. But in many instances, asbestos lawsuits settle
out of court. Settlements occur when common ground is found
on the amount a defendant is willing to pay and the amount a plaintiff is willing to accept
for pleural mesothelioma or other asbestos injuries.
Since there is no guarantee on how a trial
will end, parties often reach settlement agreements to avoid prolonged litigation and the uncertainty
of trial. But just as there are no guarantees at trial,
there are no guarantees that your case will settle. It is best to consult experienced pleural
mesothelioma lawyers about your options during the case process, including options for settlement. Determining When to Settle Pleural mesothelioma lawsuits are usually
filed against multiple defendants who allegedly contributed to the injury.
Defendants are not always held equally liable,
and states have different rules regarding how liability is divided among defendants. Because a cases outcome may be different
for each defendant, the chances of settling also vary for each defendant. Parties can reach settlements any time after
the complaint is filed. In some instances, it is possible to reach
a settlement with one or more defendants early in the case process before many papers are
filed or much discovery has taken place.
This may be especially true for defendants
who arent facing many lawsuits, dont have much litigation experience, or are especially
concerned about avoiding substantial litigation costs. They may be inclined to pay some portion of
the claims to end the litigation. Plaintiffs may have incentives to accept offers
from these defendants so they can have more resources to focus on the remaining defendants
during discovery and trial. Some cases settle during discovery, as more
evidence comes to light and the strength of each party's case becomes clearer.
Others settle on the eve of trial or during
trial for the same reason. Sometimes parties reach settlements after
a jury has ordered a substantial award. In some cases, a plaintiff may accept a settlement
that's lower than a jury award in order to ensure receiving some payment soon. In exchange, the defendant may agree to waive
its right to appeal an award and thus delay payment.
Landmark Cases Borel v. Fibreboard is a U.S. Landmark asbestos
case that has provided precedents for thousands of asbestos claims. It began in 1936 when Clarence Borel, a husband
and father of six, started working in the shipyards and oil refineries along the Texas-Louisiana
border.
He was unaware that shipyards would soon become
a leading cause of occupational asbestos exposure. Diagnosis and First Settlement
In 1969, doctors diagnosed Borel with advanced asbestosis. That spring, he filed for a workers compensation
claim for injuries caused on the job. He eventually settled for a little more than
$13,000, but that was not enough to cover all of his medical expenses.
It was then that Borel asked Ward Stephenson,
a Texas attorney, to sue the eleven asbestos manufacturers that knowingly exposed him to
asbestos for $1 million in damages. A verdict of more than $79,400 was made in
favor of Borel, but he died of mesothelioma in 1970 before his trial came to a close. All monetary damages were awarded to his wife. Recognizing Manufacturer's Responsibility
Borel v.
Fibreboard became known as the first case to recognize a manufacturers responsibility
of warning and protecting their workers against the hazardous effects of asbestos exposure. Since then, there have been many promising
mesothelioma verdicts. A jury in Madison County, Illinois in 2003
ordered manufacturer U.S. Steel to pay Roby Whittington $250 million.
He is a former employee who was diagnosed
with mesothelioma. In 2012, a California jury awarded former
construction worker Bobbie Izell $48 million in a lawsuit against Union Carbide. Izell was exposed to asbestos on various construction
sites in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2011, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Factors Affecting Settlement There are many factors influencing the decision
to settle. This is true for both sides of a lawsuit. But these reasons can usually be traced to
a common concern: Is there some economic incentive to settling a lawsuit? Pleural mesothelioma and other asbestos-related
diseases are very aggressive. Their physical, emotional and financial tolls
mount quickly.
So although plaintiffs may want all of their
losses compensated, it may be in their best financial interests to obtain some portion
sooner rather than take a chance at receiving more compensation later. Defendants want to limit their liability for
asbestos claims. Sometimes the best way to do that is by agreeing
to settle a case. Whether or not the defendant is engaged in
multiple asbestos lawsuits will affect the decision.
On one hand, settling a case may be a good
strategy for avoiding a trial verdict that could encourage further lawsuits and litigation
costs. Defendants usually settle without admitting
any liability, so settlements can't be used as admissions of liability in other cases. On the other hand, agreeing to a substantial
settlement could encourage further lawsuits or affect the settlement amount which other
plaintiffs are willing to accept for the claims. Another factor affecting settlement is whether
or not insurance coverage is available to pay asbestos claims.
This is particularly true with larger corporate
asbestos defendants who usually have insurance policies that help them pay litigation claims
and expenses. Their insurers are usually actively involved
in litigation and have considerable input into whether and when the corporations agree
to settle. The amount of insurance coverage available
also affects the amount of settlement. What Settlement Means for Plaintiffs Plaintiffs usually have to do more than just
deposit payments under settlement agreements.
Before agreeing to settlements, plaintiffs
should understand that they will likely be responsible for doing certain things under
the terms of the agreement. For instance: They must usually agree to drop their lawsuits
and waive any future claims against the settling defendant as a condition for settlement. Defendants have little incentive to settle
if there's a chance a plaintiff could sue them again. In addition, plaintiffs must usually accept
the settling defendant's unwillingness to admit liability.
The defendant usually includes language in
the settlement agreement that specifically denies responsibility for a plaintiff's injuries. Finally, plaintiffs usually can't talk about
settlement agreement terms. In particular, they must usually agree to
keep the amount of the settlement a secret. For this reason, pleural mesothelioma settlements
are usually reported as settling for an undisclosed amount.
It's wise to consult a qualified pleural mesothelioma
attorney before agreeing to settle an asbestos personal injury claim. An even wiser decision would be hiring an
experienced pleural mesothelioma attorney to explain your legal options, file your claim,
and potentially negotiate a settlement on your behalf. Do You Settle or Seek a Verdict? While a jury verdict may result in a larger
award, there is no guarantee the jury will side with you. Juries can be surprising, and many attorneys
can attest there are no sure bets in a trial.
While the amount awarded in an asbestos lawsuit
settlement may be smaller than what might be expected in a trial verdict, at least compensation
is guaranteed. The decision to settle or go after a verdict
is best made with the advice of an experienced mesothelioma attorney. These lawyers understand the nature of mesothelioma
and other asbestos-related diseases. They realize a quick resolution to a lawsuit
is not only desired but necessary.
Ultimately, it will be up to you to accept
or decline a settlement offer. There is no magic formula to decide whether
to reject an offer and take the case to trial. The issue becomes whether you are ready to
end the case by accepting the offer. Only you or your family can answer that question..
lawsuit, there are two ways to receive compensation for your injuries. If your case goes to trial, you may receive
a favorable jury verdict awarding you compensation for your injuries. But in many instances, asbestos lawsuits settle
out of court. Settlements occur when common ground is found
on the amount a defendant is willing to pay and the amount a plaintiff is willing to accept
for pleural mesothelioma or other asbestos injuries.
Since there is no guarantee on how a trial
will end, parties often reach settlement agreements to avoid prolonged litigation and the uncertainty
of trial. But just as there are no guarantees at trial,
there are no guarantees that your case will settle. It is best to consult experienced pleural
mesothelioma lawyers about your options during the case process, including options for settlement. Determining When to Settle Pleural mesothelioma lawsuits are usually
filed against multiple defendants who allegedly contributed to the injury.
Defendants are not always held equally liable,
and states have different rules regarding how liability is divided among defendants. Because a cases outcome may be different
for each defendant, the chances of settling also vary for each defendant. Parties can reach settlements any time after
the complaint is filed. In some instances, it is possible to reach
a settlement with one or more defendants early in the case process before many papers are
filed or much discovery has taken place.
This may be especially true for defendants
who arent facing many lawsuits, dont have much litigation experience, or are especially
concerned about avoiding substantial litigation costs. They may be inclined to pay some portion of
the claims to end the litigation. Plaintiffs may have incentives to accept offers
from these defendants so they can have more resources to focus on the remaining defendants
during discovery and trial. Some cases settle during discovery, as more
evidence comes to light and the strength of each party's case becomes clearer.
Others settle on the eve of trial or during
trial for the same reason. Sometimes parties reach settlements after
a jury has ordered a substantial award. In some cases, a plaintiff may accept a settlement
that's lower than a jury award in order to ensure receiving some payment soon. In exchange, the defendant may agree to waive
its right to appeal an award and thus delay payment.
Landmark Cases Borel v. Fibreboard is a U.S. Landmark asbestos
case that has provided precedents for thousands of asbestos claims. It began in 1936 when Clarence Borel, a husband
and father of six, started working in the shipyards and oil refineries along the Texas-Louisiana
border.
He was unaware that shipyards would soon become
a leading cause of occupational asbestos exposure. Diagnosis and First Settlement
In 1969, doctors diagnosed Borel with advanced asbestosis. That spring, he filed for a workers compensation
claim for injuries caused on the job. He eventually settled for a little more than
$13,000, but that was not enough to cover all of his medical expenses.
It was then that Borel asked Ward Stephenson,
a Texas attorney, to sue the eleven asbestos manufacturers that knowingly exposed him to
asbestos for $1 million in damages. A verdict of more than $79,400 was made in
favor of Borel, but he died of mesothelioma in 1970 before his trial came to a close. All monetary damages were awarded to his wife. Recognizing Manufacturer's Responsibility
Borel v.
Fibreboard became known as the first case to recognize a manufacturers responsibility
of warning and protecting their workers against the hazardous effects of asbestos exposure. Since then, there have been many promising
mesothelioma verdicts. A jury in Madison County, Illinois in 2003
ordered manufacturer U.S. Steel to pay Roby Whittington $250 million.
He is a former employee who was diagnosed
with mesothelioma. In 2012, a California jury awarded former
construction worker Bobbie Izell $48 million in a lawsuit against Union Carbide. Izell was exposed to asbestos on various construction
sites in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2011, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Factors Affecting Settlement There are many factors influencing the decision
to settle. This is true for both sides of a lawsuit. But these reasons can usually be traced to
a common concern: Is there some economic incentive to settling a lawsuit? Pleural mesothelioma and other asbestos-related
diseases are very aggressive. Their physical, emotional and financial tolls
mount quickly.
So although plaintiffs may want all of their
losses compensated, it may be in their best financial interests to obtain some portion
sooner rather than take a chance at receiving more compensation later. Defendants want to limit their liability for
asbestos claims. Sometimes the best way to do that is by agreeing
to settle a case. Whether or not the defendant is engaged in
multiple asbestos lawsuits will affect the decision.
On one hand, settling a case may be a good
strategy for avoiding a trial verdict that could encourage further lawsuits and litigation
costs. Defendants usually settle without admitting
any liability, so settlements can't be used as admissions of liability in other cases. On the other hand, agreeing to a substantial
settlement could encourage further lawsuits or affect the settlement amount which other
plaintiffs are willing to accept for the claims. Another factor affecting settlement is whether
or not insurance coverage is available to pay asbestos claims.
This is particularly true with larger corporate
asbestos defendants who usually have insurance policies that help them pay litigation claims
and expenses. Their insurers are usually actively involved
in litigation and have considerable input into whether and when the corporations agree
to settle. The amount of insurance coverage available
also affects the amount of settlement. What Settlement Means for Plaintiffs Plaintiffs usually have to do more than just
deposit payments under settlement agreements.
Before agreeing to settlements, plaintiffs
should understand that they will likely be responsible for doing certain things under
the terms of the agreement. For instance: They must usually agree to drop their lawsuits
and waive any future claims against the settling defendant as a condition for settlement. Defendants have little incentive to settle
if there's a chance a plaintiff could sue them again. In addition, plaintiffs must usually accept
the settling defendant's unwillingness to admit liability.
The defendant usually includes language in
the settlement agreement that specifically denies responsibility for a plaintiff's injuries. Finally, plaintiffs usually can't talk about
settlement agreement terms. In particular, they must usually agree to
keep the amount of the settlement a secret. For this reason, pleural mesothelioma settlements
are usually reported as settling for an undisclosed amount.
It's wise to consult a qualified pleural mesothelioma
attorney before agreeing to settle an asbestos personal injury claim. An even wiser decision would be hiring an
experienced pleural mesothelioma attorney to explain your legal options, file your claim,
and potentially negotiate a settlement on your behalf. Do You Settle or Seek a Verdict? While a jury verdict may result in a larger
award, there is no guarantee the jury will side with you. Juries can be surprising, and many attorneys
can attest there are no sure bets in a trial.
While the amount awarded in an asbestos lawsuit
settlement may be smaller than what might be expected in a trial verdict, at least compensation
is guaranteed. The decision to settle or go after a verdict
is best made with the advice of an experienced mesothelioma attorney. These lawyers understand the nature of mesothelioma
and other asbestos-related diseases. They realize a quick resolution to a lawsuit
is not only desired but necessary.
Ultimately, it will be up to you to accept
or decline a settlement offer. There is no magic formula to decide whether
to reject an offer and take the case to trial. The issue becomes whether you are ready to
end the case by accepting the offer. Only you or your family can answer that question..
Explanation of How a Lawsuit is Started for a Mesothelioma VictimAttorney Joe Williams
How is a lawsuit started for a mesothelioma
victim? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City. I can tell
you that the first thing that is done to start a mesothelioma case is a very thorough investigation.
And one of the most important parts of that investigation is a conversation with a victim
of mesothelioma and with their family.
And during those conversations -- and they're
just general talks in the victim's home -- we talk about all the ways that that victim could
have been exposed to asbestos during the course of their life. In all the different settings,
whether it be at work, at home, through family members, environmentally. We talk about all
the possible exposures that that particular person could have had. We then take that information
and do a thorough workup of the case - an investigation of job sites, of different places
where exposure to asbestos could have happened for this particular victim.
We then take all
that information and we formulate a legal document -- it's called a 'summons and complaint.'
And a summons and complaint is the document that starts off a legal case. It basically
accuses the defendants (the companies the case is brought against) of wrongdoing as
it relates to this particular mesothelioma victim. That document is prepared and because
mesothelioma victims are suffering and because time is of the essence and timing is very
important, it's important to know that in New York state (and in many states) we are
able to file this document electronically. We file it immediately.
It's filed electronically
and then we serve the document through our process servers on these companies in every
state in the United States. And this whole process can happen within days. We move at
light speed with respect to mesothelioma patients because of the nature of this disease. You
may have many more questions about how a mesothelioma case is started and we can provide answers
to your questions.
I'm Joe Williams. At our office, we represent mesothelioma victims
and their families every day. These are the kinds of cases we handle each and every day
and we'd be happy to answer your questions. I encourage you to call the number on the
screen below, that's my office number and we'll answer your questions.
Thank you..
victim? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City. I can tell
you that the first thing that is done to start a mesothelioma case is a very thorough investigation.
And one of the most important parts of that investigation is a conversation with a victim
of mesothelioma and with their family.
And during those conversations -- and they're
just general talks in the victim's home -- we talk about all the ways that that victim could
have been exposed to asbestos during the course of their life. In all the different settings,
whether it be at work, at home, through family members, environmentally. We talk about all
the possible exposures that that particular person could have had. We then take that information
and do a thorough workup of the case - an investigation of job sites, of different places
where exposure to asbestos could have happened for this particular victim.
We then take all
that information and we formulate a legal document -- it's called a 'summons and complaint.'
And a summons and complaint is the document that starts off a legal case. It basically
accuses the defendants (the companies the case is brought against) of wrongdoing as
it relates to this particular mesothelioma victim. That document is prepared and because
mesothelioma victims are suffering and because time is of the essence and timing is very
important, it's important to know that in New York state (and in many states) we are
able to file this document electronically. We file it immediately.
It's filed electronically
and then we serve the document through our process servers on these companies in every
state in the United States. And this whole process can happen within days. We move at
light speed with respect to mesothelioma patients because of the nature of this disease. You
may have many more questions about how a mesothelioma case is started and we can provide answers
to your questions.
I'm Joe Williams. At our office, we represent mesothelioma victims
and their families every day. These are the kinds of cases we handle each and every day
and we'd be happy to answer your questions. I encourage you to call the number on the
screen below, that's my office number and we'll answer your questions.
Thank you..
Did the Manufacturers of Asbestos Products Know the DangersAttorney Joe Williams
In a legal case, we have to prove that the
manufacturers of asbestos products knew or should have known that asbestos was a danger.
Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City. And I want to talk
to you a little bit about some of the legal standards that apply to a mesothelioma legal
case.
In a case on behalf of a victim of mesothelioma against the manufacturers of asbestos products
or companies that use asbestos in reference to their product, we have to prove that those
companies actually knew that asbestos was a hazard and didn't warn anybody about the
danger or that they should have known (with a little bit of reasonable research) that
asbestos was a hazard. And they should have warned end users and workers about the dangers
of asbestos. In order to prove that they actually knew, one of the ways that we do that is through
the company's own documents. Now these could be documents related to research and development
that the company they themselves did in which they learned asbestos was a hazard.
Or it
could be internal memorandum or letters where employees or officers of the corporation are
talking about the asbestos hazard. We can also show their knowledge -- their actual
knowledge -- through their membership in industry trade organizations - organizations where
they had meetings and talked about the asbestos hazard. Or sent out publications to that particular
company in which articles or information was present in the publication about the hazards
of asbestos. We also can introduce citations or fines in some cases levied by OSHA or other
municipal entities against a company's manufacturing plant, wherein there's a fine or citation
related to asbestos dust at the plant.
And in those cases where we're proving that a
company should have known, we do that with the general information that was out there
for the world to evaluate and see especially that was available to manufacturers of products
that had asbestos in them. And this comes in the form of medical journals, in publications
such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (known as JAMA) or its counterpart
in Great Britain known as the Lancet. The importance of those medical journals is that
every doctor who is a member of these medical societies gets the journals and in the past
century those journals were filled with articles about the causation between asbestos and mesothelioma
and asbestos and cancer. And importantly, many of these corporations have doctors on
staff who are in possession of these articles.
Additionally, there was information in the
mainstream media. In the 1950s, Newsweek magazine had articles about asbestos. In 1953, the
Encyclopedia Britannica listed asbestos as a cause of cancer. So the 'should have known'
standard takes into account what companies should have known with a little bit of reasonable
amount of research into this issue of asbestos dangers before selling the product containing
asbestos into the stream of commerce for end users and workers to use every day at work.
I'm sure you have many more questions about the legal standards that apply to a mesothelioma
case and we can answer your questions.
I encourage you to call the number below, that's my office
number. I'm Joe Williams and we can answer your questions. Thank you..
manufacturers of asbestos products knew or should have known that asbestos was a danger.
Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City. And I want to talk
to you a little bit about some of the legal standards that apply to a mesothelioma legal
case.
In a case on behalf of a victim of mesothelioma against the manufacturers of asbestos products
or companies that use asbestos in reference to their product, we have to prove that those
companies actually knew that asbestos was a hazard and didn't warn anybody about the
danger or that they should have known (with a little bit of reasonable research) that
asbestos was a hazard. And they should have warned end users and workers about the dangers
of asbestos. In order to prove that they actually knew, one of the ways that we do that is through
the company's own documents. Now these could be documents related to research and development
that the company they themselves did in which they learned asbestos was a hazard.
Or it
could be internal memorandum or letters where employees or officers of the corporation are
talking about the asbestos hazard. We can also show their knowledge -- their actual
knowledge -- through their membership in industry trade organizations - organizations where
they had meetings and talked about the asbestos hazard. Or sent out publications to that particular
company in which articles or information was present in the publication about the hazards
of asbestos. We also can introduce citations or fines in some cases levied by OSHA or other
municipal entities against a company's manufacturing plant, wherein there's a fine or citation
related to asbestos dust at the plant.
And in those cases where we're proving that a
company should have known, we do that with the general information that was out there
for the world to evaluate and see especially that was available to manufacturers of products
that had asbestos in them. And this comes in the form of medical journals, in publications
such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (known as JAMA) or its counterpart
in Great Britain known as the Lancet. The importance of those medical journals is that
every doctor who is a member of these medical societies gets the journals and in the past
century those journals were filled with articles about the causation between asbestos and mesothelioma
and asbestos and cancer. And importantly, many of these corporations have doctors on
staff who are in possession of these articles.
Additionally, there was information in the
mainstream media. In the 1950s, Newsweek magazine had articles about asbestos. In 1953, the
Encyclopedia Britannica listed asbestos as a cause of cancer. So the 'should have known'
standard takes into account what companies should have known with a little bit of reasonable
amount of research into this issue of asbestos dangers before selling the product containing
asbestos into the stream of commerce for end users and workers to use every day at work.
I'm sure you have many more questions about the legal standards that apply to a mesothelioma
case and we can answer your questions.
I encourage you to call the number below, that's my office
number. I'm Joe Williams and we can answer your questions. Thank you..
Diagnosed With Mesothelioma Which Products Contain AsbestosAttorney Joe Williams
You've been diagnosed with mesothelioma and
there's questions in your mind about asbestos. Well one question you may have is which products
have asbestos in them? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York
City and I can answer this question for you.
Over the past century, there have been about
3,000 products -- 3,000, a lot of products -- used in America that contained asbestos
and exposed workers to this industrial toxin, this poison, this carcinogen, known as asbestos.
And of those 3,000 or so products, we know that they were primarily used as insulators
and also for their durability -- their strength, their tensile strength. And we can talk about
the insulation properties of asbestos cement and refactoring and firebrick and pipe covering,
and those things are products that workers often use and were exposed to asbestos from.
There's also the strength and durability properties that were used in products such as floor tile
and roofing products. Let's talk about some of those products here today. The first I
want to talk to you about is joint compound.
And joint compound I think many of know what
that is, even today, is currently used the same way it was used back in the 60s and 70s
and that is still seal the joints between boards of sheetrock. Now today it doesn't
have asbestos in it because it was banned in 1977 by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
But prior to that time, joint compound from many manufacturers contained asbestos. And
when this product was put on the walls in between these seams of sheetrock (or on the
nail or screw heads where the sheetrock was attached to the wall) the workers would sand
down that sheetrock, creating lots of asbestos dust in their work zone. In addition, prior
to that, building material (you know, sheetrock that we know of today) walls used to be constructed
of plaster.
Metal lathe put up, plaster mixed with water to create a slurry of plaster which
was then attached and then applied to the metal lathe. And then that plaster, in many
circumstances, contained asbestos. So when the worker -- and perhaps the worker is you
-- but when the worker sanded down that plaster that created asbestos dust which the worker
breathed which can cause mesothelioma. We know that asbestos was in floor tiles up until
the mid to late 80s, even as late as 1986.
And these floor tiles were used in banks and
buildings and factories and schools throughout the United States for many decades and they
came in 9 X 9 or 12 X 12 sizes and contained asbestos (as well as other sizes). But workers
would cut these floor tiles, snap them, creating dust and that was a well known, documented
exposure to asbestos. Other things contained asbestos as well, such as ceiling tiles in
a drop ceiling and they were cut to fit causing exposure to workers. Roofing materials on
pitched roofs, in residential settings some of the shingles on pitched roofs contained
asbestos.
And on flat roofs, in more of a commercial building, some of the rolled roofing
(the base sheet and the rolled roofing felt, as well as the mastic that was used to seal
various joints and the flashing material that was used by professional roofers), many of
these products contained asbestos throughout the course of the last century. And one more
thing is something that we know of as "bakelite" which electricians primarily dealt with when
dealing with electrical panel boxes. And we all have one of these panel boxes in the basement
of our house. And if you can imagine a large factory or a large industrial setting the
box is even bigger and this bakelite was the material behind the various switches, which
was an insulating fireproof material but it was made with asbestos.
And when that product
was altered it created a dust which electricians and others can breathe. And these are just
some of the many, many types of products which we know contained asbestos throughout the
course of the last century and exposed many workers to asbestos dust causing them to get
mesothelioma. And there are many more products than this brief list which I'm giving you
here today and I'm sure you have many questions about asbestos and the various products that
asbestos was used in. I'm Joe Williams and every day we deal with these cases for mesothelioma
victims and we can answer your questions.
So you should pick up the phone at the number
listed below (that's my office number) and give us a call. I hope you found this video
informative and thank you very much for listening..
there's questions in your mind about asbestos. Well one question you may have is which products
have asbestos in them? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York
City and I can answer this question for you.
Over the past century, there have been about
3,000 products -- 3,000, a lot of products -- used in America that contained asbestos
and exposed workers to this industrial toxin, this poison, this carcinogen, known as asbestos.
And of those 3,000 or so products, we know that they were primarily used as insulators
and also for their durability -- their strength, their tensile strength. And we can talk about
the insulation properties of asbestos cement and refactoring and firebrick and pipe covering,
and those things are products that workers often use and were exposed to asbestos from.
There's also the strength and durability properties that were used in products such as floor tile
and roofing products. Let's talk about some of those products here today. The first I
want to talk to you about is joint compound.
And joint compound I think many of know what
that is, even today, is currently used the same way it was used back in the 60s and 70s
and that is still seal the joints between boards of sheetrock. Now today it doesn't
have asbestos in it because it was banned in 1977 by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
But prior to that time, joint compound from many manufacturers contained asbestos. And
when this product was put on the walls in between these seams of sheetrock (or on the
nail or screw heads where the sheetrock was attached to the wall) the workers would sand
down that sheetrock, creating lots of asbestos dust in their work zone. In addition, prior
to that, building material (you know, sheetrock that we know of today) walls used to be constructed
of plaster.
Metal lathe put up, plaster mixed with water to create a slurry of plaster which
was then attached and then applied to the metal lathe. And then that plaster, in many
circumstances, contained asbestos. So when the worker -- and perhaps the worker is you
-- but when the worker sanded down that plaster that created asbestos dust which the worker
breathed which can cause mesothelioma. We know that asbestos was in floor tiles up until
the mid to late 80s, even as late as 1986.
And these floor tiles were used in banks and
buildings and factories and schools throughout the United States for many decades and they
came in 9 X 9 or 12 X 12 sizes and contained asbestos (as well as other sizes). But workers
would cut these floor tiles, snap them, creating dust and that was a well known, documented
exposure to asbestos. Other things contained asbestos as well, such as ceiling tiles in
a drop ceiling and they were cut to fit causing exposure to workers. Roofing materials on
pitched roofs, in residential settings some of the shingles on pitched roofs contained
asbestos.
And on flat roofs, in more of a commercial building, some of the rolled roofing
(the base sheet and the rolled roofing felt, as well as the mastic that was used to seal
various joints and the flashing material that was used by professional roofers), many of
these products contained asbestos throughout the course of the last century. And one more
thing is something that we know of as "bakelite" which electricians primarily dealt with when
dealing with electrical panel boxes. And we all have one of these panel boxes in the basement
of our house. And if you can imagine a large factory or a large industrial setting the
box is even bigger and this bakelite was the material behind the various switches, which
was an insulating fireproof material but it was made with asbestos.
And when that product
was altered it created a dust which electricians and others can breathe. And these are just
some of the many, many types of products which we know contained asbestos throughout the
course of the last century and exposed many workers to asbestos dust causing them to get
mesothelioma. And there are many more products than this brief list which I'm giving you
here today and I'm sure you have many questions about asbestos and the various products that
asbestos was used in. I'm Joe Williams and every day we deal with these cases for mesothelioma
victims and we can answer your questions.
So you should pick up the phone at the number
listed below (that's my office number) and give us a call. I hope you found this video
informative and thank you very much for listening..
Cooney & Conway Feature VideoMesothelioma and Personal Injury Attorneys
Cooney & Conway represents folks who've
been seriously injured or families of individuals who've been killed. In our
firm I think we have an understanding of how personal each case is to each family.
We don't represent corporations we don't represent companies. We only represent
those individuals who've been hurt. It's important to make our clients feel
welcome from the very first person that they have contact with.
Most of the
people that are calling us are calling us at a low point in their life, maybe
the lowest point. One thing that we want to do is give them reassurances that
we're going to be doing things that are in their best interest and in the best
interest of their families. So what we try to do in the beginning is to
anticipate the obvious questions that are on their minds and try to walk them
through a process that the vast majority of them have never had to go through
before. From there we give them a little idea of what we expect going forward.
Probably as important as anything by having to pay a lawyer would
be very difficult in the meritorious cases we did not charge them until the
end of the case. The very thing that our clients want we can't always give them. Of course what they really want is for the loved one never to have been injured
or killed and the only thing we can ultimately get for them is financial
compensation. We take that as a significant responsibility, We've
resolved matters routinely involving millions and millions of dollars to
families who deserve that compensation and for whom it will never be full
compensation.
We've been representing victims of negligence since 1958 and we've been representing victims in asbestos litigation since about 1977. The majority of the cases that we handle now are related to asbestos. The disease that's most closely associated with exposure to asbestos is mesothelioma. Our clients when they receive this diagnosis obviously are mostly concerned about their families and what medically is before them.
They also have legal questions and that's where we come in. To me it seems important that if you receive this dreadful diagnosis of mesothelioma you
realize you need to be represented by a firm that's done it before because the
proofs are developed over decades. What we can do is help someone
reconstruct his or her background. Where they worked, what were the asbestos products at the location, and how they were exposed to
those products I think the background of our attorneys is pretty important.
It's not only the background they have in the law but their background before they
became attorney itself. Our people have some medical expertise others have
some engineering expertise, many are excellent writers. We have a good
understanding of what our clients face and we are able to anticipate concerns
that they have about facing not only their illness but also facing the court
system. Over the course of time that we've
been doing the asbestos litigation we've probably settled close to
four billion dollars worth of claims.
As far as I'm concerned I think people who are seriously injured or killed because of the wrongful conduct of others that they deserve the best
attorneys they can get. I think in many, many, many cases we're those attorneys..
been seriously injured or families of individuals who've been killed. In our
firm I think we have an understanding of how personal each case is to each family.
We don't represent corporations we don't represent companies. We only represent
those individuals who've been hurt. It's important to make our clients feel
welcome from the very first person that they have contact with.
Most of the
people that are calling us are calling us at a low point in their life, maybe
the lowest point. One thing that we want to do is give them reassurances that
we're going to be doing things that are in their best interest and in the best
interest of their families. So what we try to do in the beginning is to
anticipate the obvious questions that are on their minds and try to walk them
through a process that the vast majority of them have never had to go through
before. From there we give them a little idea of what we expect going forward.
Probably as important as anything by having to pay a lawyer would
be very difficult in the meritorious cases we did not charge them until the
end of the case. The very thing that our clients want we can't always give them. Of course what they really want is for the loved one never to have been injured
or killed and the only thing we can ultimately get for them is financial
compensation. We take that as a significant responsibility, We've
resolved matters routinely involving millions and millions of dollars to
families who deserve that compensation and for whom it will never be full
compensation.
We've been representing victims of negligence since 1958 and we've been representing victims in asbestos litigation since about 1977. The majority of the cases that we handle now are related to asbestos. The disease that's most closely associated with exposure to asbestos is mesothelioma. Our clients when they receive this diagnosis obviously are mostly concerned about their families and what medically is before them.
They also have legal questions and that's where we come in. To me it seems important that if you receive this dreadful diagnosis of mesothelioma you
realize you need to be represented by a firm that's done it before because the
proofs are developed over decades. What we can do is help someone
reconstruct his or her background. Where they worked, what were the asbestos products at the location, and how they were exposed to
those products I think the background of our attorneys is pretty important.
It's not only the background they have in the law but their background before they
became attorney itself. Our people have some medical expertise others have
some engineering expertise, many are excellent writers. We have a good
understanding of what our clients face and we are able to anticipate concerns
that they have about facing not only their illness but also facing the court
system. Over the course of time that we've
been doing the asbestos litigation we've probably settled close to
four billion dollars worth of claims.
As far as I'm concerned I think people who are seriously injured or killed because of the wrongful conduct of others that they deserve the best
attorneys they can get. I think in many, many, many cases we're those attorneys..
chooselawyers for mesothelioma
Once I Find a Lawyer, What Are My Legal Options?
Although an experienced lawyer will help you determine what course of action to take with
your case, its a good idea to understand beforehand about your legal options. For instance,
will your case go to court? Will it settle out of court? In general, the majority of
asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits will settle out of court, meaning you dont have to
go to trial. Out-of-court cases can happen in a few different ways, including:
Asbestos Trust Funds Asbestos trust funds continue to grow as more
and more companies associated with asbestos cant keep up with the ongoing lawsuits
against them. You dont necessarily have to be an a former employee of the company
to be compensated via an asbestos trust fund.
It could be that the company supplied asbestos
to another business, and because of this, the company with the trust fund is liable
for any asbestos injuries that happened at the business that they supplied asbestos to. Not every company associated with asbestos
will have a trust fund set up. Asbestos trust funds are created when businesses have so
many lawsuits that they generally file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in court. Part of the stipulation
of bankruptcy is to set up and fund a trust fund that will compensate present and future
claimants.
Additionally, since funds are an issue, people
who are successful in obtaining trust fund compensation will get a percentage of the
funds, as the money is shared with other claimants. This means that the amount you receive in
a trust fund settlement may not be as much as you could receive via other legal options.
Settlement Most mesothelioma lawsuits result in a settlement.
A settlement occurs when you settle the case out of court after the defendant offers a
compensation amount that you agree with. However, its not quite as simple as the defendant
simply offering you money right away to make the case go away. In the beginning, your lawyer
will prepare your as if its going in front of a judge.
The point of treating the case as if it will be presented to a judge and jury is that the
defendant will have information that shows irrefutable proof that you have a valid case.
Most defendants, when presented with the proof, are more likely to settle rather than go through
a lengthy and financially exhausting trail.
Settlement amounts can reach in the millions,
but there are a number of factors that go into the final compensation. Your medical
bills and history, age, health, and severity of illness are among the numerous things that
will go into determining your settlement amount. A reputable lawyer will use knowledge and
experience to ensure you get the highest compensation you can for your case.
Veterans Benefits Military veterans who developed mesothelioma
or any other asbestos-related illness during their time in service are eligible to apply
for VA healthcare and VA disability benefits. If you can prove your illness is connected
to your time in the military, its extremely like that youll get approved for VA benefits.
Yet, the process can be time-consuming and confusing if you dont know where to start.
While your attorney will help you through the process, its a good idea to understand
whats going on during the process.
To start, youll need to ensure you meet
the following qualifications: Honorable discharge only
Exposed to asbestos while serving in the military Your illness or disability is in direct connection
to your asbestos exposure The second step is to fill out an eClaim
using the VAs eBenefits website. Prior to filing for benefits, its crucial that
you have proof of medical condition via copies of your medical records, a copy of your DD-214,
and proof of when and how your asbestos exposure occurred while serving. Filing electronically
is by far the quickest and easiest way to cut through the red tape and get your claim
in faster, which can help get it processed faster than traditional claims..
Although an experienced lawyer will help you determine what course of action to take with
your case, its a good idea to understand beforehand about your legal options. For instance,
will your case go to court? Will it settle out of court? In general, the majority of
asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits will settle out of court, meaning you dont have to
go to trial. Out-of-court cases can happen in a few different ways, including:
Asbestos Trust Funds Asbestos trust funds continue to grow as more
and more companies associated with asbestos cant keep up with the ongoing lawsuits
against them. You dont necessarily have to be an a former employee of the company
to be compensated via an asbestos trust fund.
It could be that the company supplied asbestos
to another business, and because of this, the company with the trust fund is liable
for any asbestos injuries that happened at the business that they supplied asbestos to. Not every company associated with asbestos
will have a trust fund set up. Asbestos trust funds are created when businesses have so
many lawsuits that they generally file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in court. Part of the stipulation
of bankruptcy is to set up and fund a trust fund that will compensate present and future
claimants.
Additionally, since funds are an issue, people
who are successful in obtaining trust fund compensation will get a percentage of the
funds, as the money is shared with other claimants. This means that the amount you receive in
a trust fund settlement may not be as much as you could receive via other legal options.
Settlement Most mesothelioma lawsuits result in a settlement.
A settlement occurs when you settle the case out of court after the defendant offers a
compensation amount that you agree with. However, its not quite as simple as the defendant
simply offering you money right away to make the case go away. In the beginning, your lawyer
will prepare your as if its going in front of a judge.
The point of treating the case as if it will be presented to a judge and jury is that the
defendant will have information that shows irrefutable proof that you have a valid case.
Most defendants, when presented with the proof, are more likely to settle rather than go through
a lengthy and financially exhausting trail.
Settlement amounts can reach in the millions,
but there are a number of factors that go into the final compensation. Your medical
bills and history, age, health, and severity of illness are among the numerous things that
will go into determining your settlement amount. A reputable lawyer will use knowledge and
experience to ensure you get the highest compensation you can for your case.
Veterans Benefits Military veterans who developed mesothelioma
or any other asbestos-related illness during their time in service are eligible to apply
for VA healthcare and VA disability benefits. If you can prove your illness is connected
to your time in the military, its extremely like that youll get approved for VA benefits.
Yet, the process can be time-consuming and confusing if you dont know where to start.
While your attorney will help you through the process, its a good idea to understand
whats going on during the process.
To start, youll need to ensure you meet
the following qualifications: Honorable discharge only
Exposed to asbestos while serving in the military Your illness or disability is in direct connection
to your asbestos exposure The second step is to fill out an eClaim
using the VAs eBenefits website. Prior to filing for benefits, its crucial that
you have proof of medical condition via copies of your medical records, a copy of your DD-214,
and proof of when and how your asbestos exposure occurred while serving. Filing electronically
is by far the quickest and easiest way to cut through the red tape and get your claim
in faster, which can help get it processed faster than traditional claims..
Brown and Crouppen - Mesothelioma Lawyer
I'm Terry Crouppen. I'm a lawyer. I fix problems,
your problems. Mesothelioma is a fatal lung disease you get
from asbestos.
It can take 20 years to develop, and new cases are turning up every day. Look, we're Brown and Crouppen. We've collected
over a third of a billion dollars for injured people. Not "million": "Billion." See? I fix problems.
Call now for free at
421-HELP..
your problems. Mesothelioma is a fatal lung disease you get
from asbestos.
It can take 20 years to develop, and new cases are turning up every day. Look, we're Brown and Crouppen. We've collected
over a third of a billion dollars for injured people. Not "million": "Billion." See? I fix problems.
Call now for free at
421-HELP..
Belluck and Fox will find out where you were exposed to Asbestos.
We go to the individuals houses. We interview
them and find out where they worked, what hobbies they had, what kind of home repairs,
and automobile repairs they did in their household. We look at their products in their garages
and their basements. We contact co-workers of our clients who worked with them to find
out what information they may have had.
We go to their jobsite where they work and get
documents and look at the equipment that was there. Fortunately, we start with a wide base
of knowledge, because for many of our clients, we have already represented individuals from
the factories where they worked at. From the very beginning of any case that we
take on, we spend a lot of time, a lot of time, talking to people, and investigating
the case. Not just talking to the individual, its also doing other things.
Its securing
documents from a jobsite, or preserving evidence. If there are emails involved, we make sure
those are preserved so we can get access to them and make sure they are not destroyed.
There may be evidence that would have been destroyed. We want to make sure that all that
is addressed early on in the case. We will make sure that we talk to individuals
who have knowledge about your case, and the evidence in your case.
We do everything we
can initially to make sure that we get everything off to a good start..
them and find out where they worked, what hobbies they had, what kind of home repairs,
and automobile repairs they did in their household. We look at their products in their garages
and their basements. We contact co-workers of our clients who worked with them to find
out what information they may have had.
We go to their jobsite where they work and get
documents and look at the equipment that was there. Fortunately, we start with a wide base
of knowledge, because for many of our clients, we have already represented individuals from
the factories where they worked at. From the very beginning of any case that we
take on, we spend a lot of time, a lot of time, talking to people, and investigating
the case. Not just talking to the individual, its also doing other things.
Its securing
documents from a jobsite, or preserving evidence. If there are emails involved, we make sure
those are preserved so we can get access to them and make sure they are not destroyed.
There may be evidence that would have been destroyed. We want to make sure that all that
is addressed early on in the case. We will make sure that we talk to individuals
who have knowledge about your case, and the evidence in your case.
We do everything we
can initially to make sure that we get everything off to a good start..
Asbestos Lawsuit - (888) 871-3761 - Helios Legal Group - Asbestos Lawyer & Attorney
Have you or a loved one been exposed to asbestos
and diagnosed with mesothelioma? Do you have legal questions? Should you hire an attorney?
Do you even qualify for compensation, and how to file? The intake specialists at the
Helios Legal Group can assist you. Mesothelioma is a disease that can only be
caused by exposure to asbestos. Even families of exposure victims are at risk from secondary
exposure. Ten thousand Americans die each year from asbestos related diseases.
Many
people silently suffer from the effects of asbestos exposure, and yet there are billions
of dollars set aside to compensate asbestos victims and their families. Even if the victim is deceased or the company
that caused the exposure is closed, you can still apply for and get compensation. Most
mesothelioma cases don't even go to court. Instead they settle out of court, many times
netting the victims a million dollars or more.
The Helios Legal Group can help you get the
compensation you deserve. But the clock is ticking. There are statutes
of limitations that differ in every state that cover how long you have to file a claim. Call our asbestos hotline right now for your
free, no obligation consultation!.
and diagnosed with mesothelioma? Do you have legal questions? Should you hire an attorney?
Do you even qualify for compensation, and how to file? The intake specialists at the
Helios Legal Group can assist you. Mesothelioma is a disease that can only be
caused by exposure to asbestos. Even families of exposure victims are at risk from secondary
exposure. Ten thousand Americans die each year from asbestos related diseases.
Many
people silently suffer from the effects of asbestos exposure, and yet there are billions
of dollars set aside to compensate asbestos victims and their families. Even if the victim is deceased or the company
that caused the exposure is closed, you can still apply for and get compensation. Most
mesothelioma cases don't even go to court. Instead they settle out of court, many times
netting the victims a million dollars or more.
The Helios Legal Group can help you get the
compensation you deserve. But the clock is ticking. There are statutes
of limitations that differ in every state that cover how long you have to file a claim. Call our asbestos hotline right now for your
free, no obligation consultation!.
Asbestos Diseases are found in people that worked with asbestos.
Mesothelioma and asbestos diseases generally
occur in individuals who worked with asbestos. Factory workers, shipyard workers, people
who worked in chemical and paper factories, tradesmen, carpenters, electricians, floor
tile installers. Mesotheloma also occurs in other people. Weve
represented dentists who use asbestos in fillings, individuals like veterinarians, obstetricians,
people who used asbestos materials in their centrifuges, and things like that.
Laboratory
workers. Asbestos exposure can occur in many many different ways, and one of the things
that we specialize in, is uncovering these unique exposures. If the person has mesothelioma,
we know that they have been exposed to asbestos, and they need to get to a law firm like Belluck
and Fox where we can help them understand what the exposures to asbestos might have
been even if they dont really know that theyve been exposed. We also represent
individuals or family members of people who were exposed to asbestos.
Asbestos can travel
home on peoples clothing, and cause mesothelioma in family members of individuals who were
exposed to asbestos. We call those take-home, or secondary exposure cases, and there are
many, many, many of them reported in the literature..
occur in individuals who worked with asbestos. Factory workers, shipyard workers, people
who worked in chemical and paper factories, tradesmen, carpenters, electricians, floor
tile installers. Mesotheloma also occurs in other people. Weve
represented dentists who use asbestos in fillings, individuals like veterinarians, obstetricians,
people who used asbestos materials in their centrifuges, and things like that.
Laboratory
workers. Asbestos exposure can occur in many many different ways, and one of the things
that we specialize in, is uncovering these unique exposures. If the person has mesothelioma,
we know that they have been exposed to asbestos, and they need to get to a law firm like Belluck
and Fox where we can help them understand what the exposures to asbestos might have
been even if they dont really know that theyve been exposed. We also represent
individuals or family members of people who were exposed to asbestos.
Asbestos can travel
home on peoples clothing, and cause mesothelioma in family members of individuals who were
exposed to asbestos. We call those take-home, or secondary exposure cases, and there are
many, many, many of them reported in the literature..
All Belluck and Fox attorneys are very experienced with asbestos cases.
We are very fortunate that we have an outstanding
group of attorneys. We have literally hand selected the attorneys who are at our law
firm, and almost all of them have more than ten years experience doing asbestos cases.
If you are a client of Belluck and Fox, you do not get a young associate attorney whos
never been in a courtroom, whos never handled an asbestos case.
The attorneys working here have dedicated their lives to helping people with mesothelioma
lung cancer, and theyve been doing it a very very long time, and the only way to be
good as an attorney with these types of cases is through experience. You can be the smartest
attorney in the world but if you dont have the experience, with these types of cases,
youre not gonna do as good a job for your client as should be done. So we have a lot
of experience here, we have a lot of collective knowledge.
And most importantly, we care about
our clients. Every lawyer here cares about their clients, and puts in the extra time
and effort to make sure that our clients get the best representation.
Were very careful that for the people who work here, although its a job, its more
than a job. Its something personal. Were very attached to our clients, we care about
them, we care about the result.
We communicate to the world whats happening with them
and their lives and we try to do what we can to gain some sense of justice..
group of attorneys. We have literally hand selected the attorneys who are at our law
firm, and almost all of them have more than ten years experience doing asbestos cases.
If you are a client of Belluck and Fox, you do not get a young associate attorney whos
never been in a courtroom, whos never handled an asbestos case.
The attorneys working here have dedicated their lives to helping people with mesothelioma
lung cancer, and theyve been doing it a very very long time, and the only way to be
good as an attorney with these types of cases is through experience. You can be the smartest
attorney in the world but if you dont have the experience, with these types of cases,
youre not gonna do as good a job for your client as should be done. So we have a lot
of experience here, we have a lot of collective knowledge.
And most importantly, we care about
our clients. Every lawyer here cares about their clients, and puts in the extra time
and effort to make sure that our clients get the best representation.
Were very careful that for the people who work here, although its a job, its more
than a job. Its something personal. Were very attached to our clients, we care about
them, we care about the result.
We communicate to the world whats happening with them
and their lives and we try to do what we can to gain some sense of justice..
10 Signs and Symptoms of Mesothelioma You Should Not Ignore
Hi, I'm Julie. On this occasion i will talk about the Signs and Symptoms of Mesothelioma. Please note: The content provided below and elsewhere on this video is not intended nor should it be
construed as providing professional medical or nutritional advice. Do not rely on information provided on this video for your health problems.
Instead, consult a qualified
or mesothelioma doctorl for cure mesothelioma. Mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer caused by asbestos, can prove difficult for physicians to diagnose. This is because early symptoms of the disease are sometimes mild and can easily go unnoticed. If you know
or suspect you may have been exposed to asbestos, its important to understand the subtle ways in which mesothelioma can first present itself.
Mentioning a history of exposure to asbestos to your physician, along with presenting your symptoms, is
your best chance for receiving an accurate early diagnosis. Remember, symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear for 20-50 years after asbestos exposure. Knowing the early symptoms of mesothelioma is the first step to receiving early diagnosis. 1.
Pleural Effusions The most common early sign of mesothelioma is the presence of pleural effusions. Malignant mesothelioma of pleura Whats an effusion? This is a build-up of excess fluid around the lungs that can be found in 90 percent of
patients. However, like all of the early symptoms of mesothelioma, pleural effusions can be representative of other
illnesses such as heart failure and embolisms. 2.
Fever or Excessive Sweating At first, a fever may seem to indicate a passing condition. However, if this fever does not accompany other expected signs of a cold, it is worth questioning, especially
if other symptoms such as those listed above are present. Excessive sweating, such as night sweats, is also a warning sign. 3.
Unexplained Weight Loss Weight loss that occurs unintentionally is worrisome. 30 Percent of mesothelioma patients experience
weight loss. If you notice weight loss in either yourself or a loved one, ask yourself if there are valid, explicable reasons
for it. Unexplained weight loss of more than a few pounds can be attributed to a wide variety of illnesses.
It is
important to see your doctor to determine the cause. 4. Difficulty Swallowing (What Doctors Call Dysphagia) If swallowing food becomes difficult, or if you or a loved one is experiencing pain upon swallowing, this is a
cause for concern. As an early symptom of mesothelioma, difficulty swallowing may be accompanied by hoarseness, reflux, or
the sensation of food being stuck in the back of ones throat.
Difficulty swallowing is not normal and is not something you should ignore. 5. Fatigue Fatigue is another early sign of mesothelioma. Its common to overlook or discredit certain symptoms such
as fatigue, especially if one is overworked or tired in general.
Fatigue associated with cancer, however, is the type that does not resolve itself with sleep. This type of
fatigue may also be sporadic. Because fatigue can result from many different medical conditions, recognizing additional symptoms is
meaningful here in helping guide proper diagnosis. 6.
Chronic Cough A chronic cough just like the presence of chest or abdominal pain is something to pay attention to. If this cough is accompanied by pain in the lungs or shortness of breath, make sure you seek medical
attention. 36 Percent of mesothelioma patients develop a chronic cough, but an even greater percentage 79 percent
experience shortness of breath. 7.
Chest or Abdominal Pain and Swelling Mesothelioma most typically affects the tissue around the lungs. An early sign of mesothelioma is chest
pain, especially if this pain is felt under the ribcage. Like many early symptoms of mesothelioma, however, chest pain can be attributed to a wide variety of
conditions and diseases. In addition to affecting the lungs, mesothelioma can also affect tissue in the abdomen.
This is called
peritoneal mesothelioma. An early sign of this is abdominal pain and swelling. Just as with chest pain, abdominal pain is a symptom
attributable to a wide variety of illnesses. If you are experiencing chest or abdominal pain, you should seek medical attention.
Pain is your body
signaling to you that something is wrong. Be Smart about Your Symptoms, Know When Its Time to See a Doctor. Each of the symptoms listed here
could, at first, result in an incorrect diagnosis. For instance, chest pain could be attributed to heart conditions such as angina.
In addition, certain symptoms such as abdominal pain and fatigue often remain undiagnosed. If you or a loved one is experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention. If you believe you may have been exposed to asbestos, be sure to mention this to your doctor right away. The more information you are able to provide, the sooner your doctor will know the best course of action.
Symptoms are the bodys way of communicating with us and with others. Listen to this communication. No
matter what their cause, it is always important..
construed as providing professional medical or nutritional advice. Do not rely on information provided on this video for your health problems.
Instead, consult a qualified
or mesothelioma doctorl for cure mesothelioma. Mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer caused by asbestos, can prove difficult for physicians to diagnose. This is because early symptoms of the disease are sometimes mild and can easily go unnoticed. If you know
or suspect you may have been exposed to asbestos, its important to understand the subtle ways in which mesothelioma can first present itself.
Mentioning a history of exposure to asbestos to your physician, along with presenting your symptoms, is
your best chance for receiving an accurate early diagnosis. Remember, symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear for 20-50 years after asbestos exposure. Knowing the early symptoms of mesothelioma is the first step to receiving early diagnosis. 1.
Pleural Effusions The most common early sign of mesothelioma is the presence of pleural effusions. Malignant mesothelioma of pleura Whats an effusion? This is a build-up of excess fluid around the lungs that can be found in 90 percent of
patients. However, like all of the early symptoms of mesothelioma, pleural effusions can be representative of other
illnesses such as heart failure and embolisms. 2.
Fever or Excessive Sweating At first, a fever may seem to indicate a passing condition. However, if this fever does not accompany other expected signs of a cold, it is worth questioning, especially
if other symptoms such as those listed above are present. Excessive sweating, such as night sweats, is also a warning sign. 3.
Unexplained Weight Loss Weight loss that occurs unintentionally is worrisome. 30 Percent of mesothelioma patients experience
weight loss. If you notice weight loss in either yourself or a loved one, ask yourself if there are valid, explicable reasons
for it. Unexplained weight loss of more than a few pounds can be attributed to a wide variety of illnesses.
It is
important to see your doctor to determine the cause. 4. Difficulty Swallowing (What Doctors Call Dysphagia) If swallowing food becomes difficult, or if you or a loved one is experiencing pain upon swallowing, this is a
cause for concern. As an early symptom of mesothelioma, difficulty swallowing may be accompanied by hoarseness, reflux, or
the sensation of food being stuck in the back of ones throat.
Difficulty swallowing is not normal and is not something you should ignore. 5. Fatigue Fatigue is another early sign of mesothelioma. Its common to overlook or discredit certain symptoms such
as fatigue, especially if one is overworked or tired in general.
Fatigue associated with cancer, however, is the type that does not resolve itself with sleep. This type of
fatigue may also be sporadic. Because fatigue can result from many different medical conditions, recognizing additional symptoms is
meaningful here in helping guide proper diagnosis. 6.
Chronic Cough A chronic cough just like the presence of chest or abdominal pain is something to pay attention to. If this cough is accompanied by pain in the lungs or shortness of breath, make sure you seek medical
attention. 36 Percent of mesothelioma patients develop a chronic cough, but an even greater percentage 79 percent
experience shortness of breath. 7.
Chest or Abdominal Pain and Swelling Mesothelioma most typically affects the tissue around the lungs. An early sign of mesothelioma is chest
pain, especially if this pain is felt under the ribcage. Like many early symptoms of mesothelioma, however, chest pain can be attributed to a wide variety of
conditions and diseases. In addition to affecting the lungs, mesothelioma can also affect tissue in the abdomen.
This is called
peritoneal mesothelioma. An early sign of this is abdominal pain and swelling. Just as with chest pain, abdominal pain is a symptom
attributable to a wide variety of illnesses. If you are experiencing chest or abdominal pain, you should seek medical attention.
Pain is your body
signaling to you that something is wrong. Be Smart about Your Symptoms, Know When Its Time to See a Doctor. Each of the symptoms listed here
could, at first, result in an incorrect diagnosis. For instance, chest pain could be attributed to heart conditions such as angina.
In addition, certain symptoms such as abdominal pain and fatigue often remain undiagnosed. If you or a loved one is experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention. If you believe you may have been exposed to asbestos, be sure to mention this to your doctor right away. The more information you are able to provide, the sooner your doctor will know the best course of action.
Symptoms are the bodys way of communicating with us and with others. Listen to this communication. No
matter what their cause, it is always important..
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