Construction, maritime and industrial plant workers work with asbestos for different purposes. Still, the consequences of handling these minerals are the same for everyone: the risk of developing mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that occurs in the...
MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Fighting For Asbestos Victims In Louisiana
Year: 2021
What is “legacy” asbestos?
Asbestos is no longer used as frequently as it once was. However, it’s still in the insulation, flooring and other parts of older buildings as well as in automobile brake pads and other products made throughout much of the 20th century. This is sometimes referred to...
Firefighting and asbestos exposure
Dangerous levels of asbestos exposure are most often associated with construction and other professions in which people work with insulation, drywall, floor adhesive and other elements of properties where asbestos was often used for many years. Those who worked in...
Retired shipfitters should monitor themselves for mesothelioma
Vessel construction and maintenance are some of the biggest tasks performed by the United States Navy. Both civilian and military service members can end up doing intense labor on naval ships. Shipfitters are skilled workers who handle materials to help build,...
Symptoms you shouldn’t ignore if you’ve worked with asbestos
Although manufacturers can use it for many purposes, asbestos is a very dangerous substance. This naturally occurring mineral, when inhaled by humans, causes severe irritation of the lungs and may eventually result in aggressive cancers. Perhaps the worst thing about...
How a loved one’s career could lead to your mesothelioma
When people think about second-hand cancer risk, it is usually lung cancer caused by tobacco use that they imagine. However, consuming tobacco products is not the only way that someone could expose their family members to known carcinogens. When you receive a...
How can I be sure who to bring an asbestos claim against?
Once a doctor has diagnosed you with mesothelioma or any other asbestos-related disease, you may want to look at compensation options. To do so, you need to work out where the asbestos exposure occurred. It may be obvious to you. Perhaps you once had a job where you...
How can you tell if you have mesothelioma?
If you have worked with asbestos in the past, you may worry about having mesothelioma. Perhaps a former colleague has been diagnosed with it, or maybe you know someone that died from it. While there is no cure for mesothelioma, that does not mean you should take a...
How much asbestos exposure is too much?
If you are at risk of coming into contact with asbestos or may have done so in the past, you may be wondering if you will develop mesothelioma. Similarly, if someone in your family has developed mesothelioma despite working in conditions with little of the mineral,...
A new drug almost doubles how long mesothelioma patients survive
Mesothelioma is an aggressive and usually fatal form of cancer. Often associated with asbestos exposure, mesothelioma takes decades to develop but can claim someone's life in a matter of years after their diagnosis. Currently, researchers are in the early...