Mesothelioma Lawyers Can Help You
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 14:17
There are numerous fields contained within the law in which an attorney can practice. They run the gamut from property law to family law to intellectual property, and everything in between. At Cates Law, we focus our practice on representing victims of another’s negligence, whether that be through professional malpractice or through the failure of some company to make their products safe. In many cases, our clients already know how the injury occurred, as in the case of an automobile accident. Indeed, they may also know why that other individual or corporation was negligent.
In asbestos exposure cases, this is not always the case. There are generally two main categories into which individuals who have been exposed to asbestos can be categorized. These include primary exposure, and secondary exposure. In cases involving primary exposure, our clients are those individuals who actually handled asbestos, or worked in close proximity to asbestos such that they can identify where the asbestos was, where it came from, or how they where exposed. A secondary exposure case is generally one where the individual was exposed to asbestos that a family member brought home on their clothes. The individual who was exposed will often be the one who washed the asbestos laden clothes, or children who came into close proximity to the those clothes before they were washed.
These kinds of exposure cases are increasing in frequency and they present the problem that often times, these victims do not know where the asbestos came from. (http://www.
Experienced mesothelioma lawyers with decades of experience can assist the victims of mesothelioma in determining how they were exposed by determining what products which contained asbestos were located at a given jobsite, and how that asbestos may have come home with the victim’s family member. It is important to keep in mind that while we know that mesothelioma in the United States is caused by asbestos exposure, in order to hold those companies liable for that exposure, you have to be able to determine who was responsible for that exposure. As the latency period for mesothelioma can be 20-50 years, memories will fade, companies will be bought, sold, or go out of business, and making an effective determination of who was responsible for that exposure can be tremendously difficult without the help of experienced attorneys.
The example from the above article is merely one example of the many family members of asbestos exposed workers who will be diagnosed with mesothelioma this year. Mesothelioma is a disease that is incurable, extremely aggressive, but most importantly, unnecessary. The corporations that caused you or a loved one to acquire this terrible illness can be held accountable, so long as the proper proof is presented at trial. Experienced mesothelioma lawyers can help, so if you or a loved one is considering hiring representation for a victim of mesothelioma, do not be afraid to ask about past experience to ensure you or your loved one receive the highest quality of representation you can have. It is what the victims of this terrible disease deserve.
Share this post
