If you, a relative or someone you know has Mesothelioma, the disease is the result of being exposed to asbestos. Many asbestos manufacturers and distributors knew for decades that asbestos was hazardous, yet made a business decision not to warn people of those hazards. As a result, you may have a right of recovery against those manufacturers, which can help defray the costs of treatment and provide compensation for your pain and suffering. Attorneys associated with this web site can help you with medical insurance coverage issues and bringing lawsuits on your behalf. Again and again negligent companies have challenged mesothelioma patients in court, and juries have awarded billions of dollars to victims. Many of the responsible companies have set aside large funds to compensate people injured by asbestos products they produced throughout this century.
Are you eligible for compensation through a Lawsuit?
If you are a victim of Mesothelioma, your eligibility for a multi-million dollar award will depend on several issues:
a) Statute of Limitations
b) Asbestos Exposure Can Be Shown
c) Responsible Parties
a) Statute of Limitations
Your first concern is to file within the statutory deadlines. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, you must file within a few years.
If you are the executor of the estate of a person who has died from an asbestos-related disease, you may be eligible to file a claim but the claim must be within a short time of the death. A family member exposed in a secondary manner (for example, through asbestos fibers brought home on clothes by a parent who worked in an asbestos environment) may also be eligible to file a claim.
Because of the statute of limitation issues, you should contact our specialists as soon as possible regarding your eligibility.
b) Identify Your Asbestos Exposure
If you have Mesothelioma, that alone is not grounds for damages. In order to establish a claim (against manufacturers, distributors, and/or contractors) it must be established that you had been exposed to the specific asbestos product at a specific location. If you do not remember the name of the manufacturer of the particular asbestos product that was used on your job site (that caused your asbestos-related disease), our experts can find out for you. Otherwise you should contact us, as we may be able to discover the cause of the disease and trace its source.
c) Responsible Parties
Once we discover where you were exposed to asbestos, our researchers will find the responsible parties who are capable of paying. For you to file a claim, our attorneys must be able to locate a company that is ultimately responsible and still in business in some form or another.
What will your compensation be for the damages?
As mentioned above, we will help you locate information about responsible parties for your asbestos exposure. Your compensation will be determined by factors such as lost income, the laws in your state, and the parties responsible. Compensation for Mesothelioma can vary from several hundred thousand to several million. The awarded lower figures are often because the responsible companies are now insolvent and have limited funds. Getting the highest possible compensation for your damages requires tough and experienced attorneys. Our mission is to match your case with those capable attorneys.