Mesothelioma Claims
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer, meaning patients need immediate medical care. However, treatment for mesothelioma is expensive, sometimes running into the tens of thousands of dollars.
Finding a law firm that specializes in mesothelioma claims can help offset the financial strain associated with this disease. If you have mesothelioma, then you are the victim of corporate wrongdoing and deserve to be compensated.
Types of Mesothelioma Claims
There are two primary types of mesothelioma claims: lawsuits and asbestos trust funds. Each is applied in different circumstances.
Many companies involved in the production or sale of asbestos knew of the substance’s dangers. Instead of informing their workers — and the general public — the companies kept this information to themselves in order to preserve their profits. Doing so put millions of lives at risk and led to thousands of Americans developing mesothelioma.
These companies were irresponsible and hurtful, and they should be held accountable. Experienced attorneys, like ours at BCBH Law, can explain the process for filing a mesothelioma lawsuit.
Asbestos trust funds are a compensation method for mesothelioma victims when the responsible company has gone bankrupt. The experienced national mesothelioma lawyers at BCBH Law know all the available asbestos trust funds and can connect your asbestos exposure history to the ones related to your claim.
Rather than stressing about how to file a mesothelioma lawsuit or asbestos trust fund claim, leave it to us. Focus on your treatment and spending time with loved ones.
How Mesothelioma Claims Help
We at BCBH Law want to help you and all others who struggle with the physical, emotional and financial stress of mesothelioma. The asbestos companies had a duty to warn you of the hazards of asbestos — and they didn’t. You did nothing wrong, which is the most heartbreaking part of the disease.
There are many ways mesothelioma claims can help you and other victims of this disease:
For the everyday American, paying for high-quality mesothelioma treatment is near impossible. Mesothelioma claims can help you pay for travel expenses and treatment.
Mesothelioma can cause physical strain on your body, leaving patients unable to work regularly and maintain their income. Mesothelioma claims can help you avoid going into debt.
Many asbestos manufacturing companies willingly put people at risk. Filing a mesothelioma claim could ensure future hard-working Americans won’t have to endure a mesothelioma diagnosis.
Determining Asbestos Exposure History
The only proven cause of mesothelioma is asbestos exposure. Therefore, determining your exposure history is essential to a successful mesothelioma claim.
However, this process is not easy for people who don’t have legal experience. Some victims of the disease don’t know how or when they were exposed to the deadly substance, mostly because they didn’t know what asbestos was — much less that it was dangerous.
The lawyers at BCBH Law have the resources and experience to learn how and when you were exposed to asbestos, plus which company or companies were at fault for your exposure. The strength of your mesothelioma claim is reliant on whether the companies involved knew of the asbestos’ dangers and ignored or hid that knowledge from you and other hard-working Americans.
Find out where you were exposed to asbestos.
Occupational Asbestos Exposure
The majority of mesothelioma patients were exposed to asbestos through their employment or a loved one’s work clothes. For this reason, outlining you and your family’s work history is essential to your mesothelioma claim.
Many construction and insulation companies used the substance for most of the 20th century because of its fire-resistant properties and inexpensive production cost. Other trades also involved regular use of asbestos.
Some of the at-risk occupations, in addition to construction and insulation jobs, include:
Automotive
Bakers
Blacksmith
Building Maintenance Workers
Dentists & Dental Assistance
Emergency Responders
Hairdressers
Irrigation Workers
Jewelry Artists
Manufacturing Mill Workers
Military Veterans
Miners
Oil Refinery & Power Plant Workers
Railroad, Shipyard, & Steel Mill Workers
Tele- Communications Installers
Telecommunications Installers
Turbine Installers & Mechanics
Secondhand Exposure to Asbestos
Occupational exposure is not the only way asbestos enters your body. Many people develop mesothelioma due to secondhand exposure to the substance.
Therefore, if you have mesothelioma but never worked in an at-risk occupation, you should still contact our team. Your mesothelioma claim could involve a spouse or loved one who worked in asbestos-involved trades. They likely came home with loose fibers on their clothes, putting you and others in the house at risk.
Another exposure method to consider for your mesothelioma claim is in-home remodeling or at-home automobile repair. When old homes that used asbestos are remodeled, the fibers often loosen and enter the air. The disturbed asbestos puts anyone nearby at risk of exposure.
The same phenomenon can happen for at-home automobile repair. Some older cars were constructed using asbestos, and repairs could disturb fibers and put people in danger.
The same phenomenon can happen for at-home automobile repair. Some older cars were constructed using asbestos, and repairs could disturb fibers and put people in danger.
Product Exposure to Asbestos
Your mesothelioma claim may not involve either occupational or secondhand exposure. Another pathway to asbestos exposure is by using commercial products (like powders) that contain the substance.
Asbestos mines are often located in close proximity to talc mines, so contamination of talc-inclusive products has been found.
In recent years, Johnson & Johnson has been the subject of numerous lawsuits centered around asbestos in their baby powder. Claire’s also has sold cosmetics that contain the hazardous mineral. Both companies have paid millions of dollars to mesothelioma patients, and they are possibly culpable in many future mesothelioma claims.
Even if you used these items decades ago, don’t discount them as a reason for your recent mesothelioma diagnosis. The disease can take decades to develop.
No matter which ways you were exposed to asbestos, it’s likely that companies are culpable. The lawyers at BCBH Law handle all types of mesothelioma claims, because every victim deserves financial compensation.
The everyday products that may have exposed you to asbestos include:
Hair- Dryers
Pot Holders
Dish- Washers
Gloves
Health Products
Plastic Cookware
Stoves
Toasters
Irons
Coffee Pots
Portable Heaters
Beauty Products
The everyday products that may have exposed you to asbestos include:
Hairdryers
Pot Holders
Dishwashers
Gloves
Health Products
Plastic Cookware
Stoves
Toasters
Irons
Coffee Pots
Portable Heaters
Beauty Products
The everyday products that may have exposed you to asbestos include:
Hairdryers
Pot Holders
Dish Washers
Gloves
Health Products
Plastic Cookware
Stoves
Toasters
Irons
Coffee Pots
Portable Heaters
Beauty Products
No matter which ways you were exposed to asbestos, it’s likely that companies are culpable. The lawyers at BCBH Law handle all types of mesothelioma claims, because every victim deserves financial compensation.
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