Mesothelioma Lawsuits: Elevator Products
Workers and laborers who used Elevator products that contained asbestos may have unknowingly breathed or ingested tiny asbestos particles that may be affecting their health. Asbestos becomes dangerous when it is airborne. People installing, removing or replacing asbestos containing products are most at risk of developing an asbestos disease in their lifetime. Asbestos fibers can be smaller than .03 microns which is hard to see without a microscope.
Thousands of asbestos-containing products and materials were used throughout all States. More than 20 million American workers have been exposed to asbestos with the heaviest usage in the U. S. was during 1930-1980. Mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers can lay dormant in people for 10-50 years.
Elevator Products and Asbestos Exposure
Millions of Americans were exposed to toxic asbestos fibers and dust from more than 3,000 asbestos-containing products and materials. Many of these products still exist in in old buildings, residential homes, shopping centers, churches, industrial plants, factories, power plants, chemical plants, refineries, shipyards and manufacturing plants.
Asbestos dust is most dangerous when inhaled or ingested. During 1930-1980 many U. S. workers were daily exposed to toxic asbestos dust and fibers where they inhaled and ingested them without any protection in their workplace.
Patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma have complained that they were not given any warning, training or respiratory protective gear when handling, installing, loading, repairing, or removing asbestos-containing products when using them in many building trades.
Workers diagnosed with Mesothelioma from toxic exposure to asbestos containing elevator products and materials may be eligible for financial compensation with the help of an experienced Mesothelioma lawyer.
Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma
Asbestos manufacturers knew as far back as the early 1920’s that asbestos caused asbestosis and the first case of Malignant Mesothelioma was definitively linked to asbestos exposure in workers and laborers in 1964.
More than 600,000 asbestos and Mesothelioma cases have been brought against asbestos manufacturers and distributors, claiming the companies failed to protect workers and laborers from harmful asbestos contamination, and failed to warn workers about health risks.
The World health Organization reported that there have been 92,253 mesothelioma deaths (and counting) reported by 83 countries.
Mesothelioma cancer has 4 stages and rarely diagnosed in stages 1 and 2 because it looks like many other diseases like COPD, a chronic cough, the flu and pneumonia. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor.
Elevator Workers and Mesothelioma
Apprentice Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Repairer Apprentice |
Apprentice Elevator Mechanic Apprentice | Elevator Repairer Field Foreman |
Asphalt Brake Elevator Shoe Installer | Elevator Repairer Field Superintendent |
Asphalt Brake Elevator Shoe Mechanic | Elevator Repairer Field Supervisor |
Asphalt Brake Elevator Shoe Worker | Elevator Repairer Helper |
Brake Elevator Shoe Installer | Elevator Repairer Maintenance Worker |
Brake Elevator Shoe Mechanic | Elevator Repairer Worker |
Brake Elevator Shoe Worker | Elevator Repairers |
Brake Shoe Elevator Installer | Elevator Repairman |
Brake Shoe Elevator Worker | Elevator Residential |
Bucket Elevator Operator | Elevator Runner |
Cable Elevator Belt Installer | Elevator Safety Engineer Worker |
Cable Elevator Belt Mechanic | Elevator Salesman |
Cable Elevator Belt Worker | Elevator Service Car Operator |
Cable Elevator Installer | Elevator Service Foreman |
Cable Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Service Man |
Cable Elevator Worker | Elevator Service Manager |
Cement Brake Elevator Shoe Installer | Elevator Service Mechanic |
Cement Brake Elevator Shoe Mechanic | Elevator Service Superintendent |
Cement Brake Elevator Shoe Worker | Elevator Service Supervisor |
Construction Elevator Builder | Elevator Service Tech |
Construction Elevator Erector | Elevator Serviceman |
Construction Elevator Installation Worker | Elevator Servicer |
Construction Elevator Installer | Elevator Shaf Worker |
Construction Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Shaft Cleaner |
Construction Elevator Worker | Elevator Shaft Installer |
Dental Elevator Installer | Elevator Shaft Labor |
Dental Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Shaft Mechanic |
Dental Elevator Worker | Elevator Shaft Worker |
Driving Belt Elevator Installer | Elevator Shoe Brake Worker |
Driving Belt Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Shoe Installer |
Driving Belt Elevator Worker | Elevator Shoe Mechanic |
Electric Apprentice Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Shoe Worker |
Electric Elevator Assembler | Elevator Stadium Worker |
Electric Elevator Constructor | Elevator Staller |
Electric Elevator Installer | Elevator Starter |
Electric Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Starter Installer |
Electric Elevator Worker | Elevator Starter Mechanic |
Electric Freight Elevator Installer | Elevator Starter Worker |
Electric Freight Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Step Cleaner |
Electric Freight Elevator Worker | Elevator Step Mechanic |
Electric Passenger Elevator Assembler | Elevator Superintendent |
Electric Passenger Elevator Installer | Elevator Supervisor |
Electric Passenger Elevator Mechanic | Elevator System Installer |
Electric Passenger Elevator Worker | Elevator System Worker |
Electrical Apprentice Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Technician |
Electrical Crane Hoist Elevator | Elevator Tender |
Electrical Elevator Assembler | Elevator Troubleshooter |
Electrical Elevator Constructor | Elevator Worker |
Electrical Elevator Installer | Elevator Worker Apprentice |
Electrical Elevator Mechanic | Elevator Worker Foreman |
Electrical Elevator Worker | Elevator Workman |
Electrical Freight Elevator Installer | Elevators Inspector |
Electrical Freight Elevator Mechanic | Engineer Elevator Installer |
Electrical Freight Elevator Worker | Engineer Elevator Mechanic |
Electrical Passenger Elevator Assembler | Engineer Elevator Worker |
Electrical Passenger Elevator Installer | Engineer Worker Elevator |
Electrical Passenger Elevator Mechanic | Engineering Worker Elevator |
Electrical Passenger Elevator Worker | Feed Elevator Installer |
Electrician Apprentice Elevator | Feed Elevator Manager |
Elevating Device Mechanic | Feed Elevator Mechanic |
Elevating Grader Operator | Feed Elevator Worker |
Elevating Platform Worker | Feed grain Elevator Manager |
Elevating Scraper Operator | Feed Mill Elevator |
Elevator Accessibility Lift Tech | Feed Mill Elevator Installer |
Elevator Adjuster | Feed Mill Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Agent | Feed Mill Elevator Tender |
Elevator Assembler | Feed Mill Elevator Worker |
Elevator Attendant | Fish Elevator Installer |
Elevator Brake Adjuster Adjuster | Fish Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Brake Drum Worker | Fish Elevator Worker |
Elevator Brake Installer | Forklift Elevator Installer |
Elevator Brake Mechanic | Forklift Elevator Worker |
Elevator Brake Repair Laborer | Forklift Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Brake Repair Man | Freight Elevator Erector |
Elevator Brake Repair Worker | Freight Elevator Installation Worker |
Elevator Brake Repair Workman | Freight Elevator Installer |
Elevator Brake Repairer | Freight Elevator Laborer |
Elevator Brake Repairer Man | Freight Elevator Maintainer |
Elevator Brake Repairer Workman | Freight Elevator Maintenance Man |
Elevator Brake Shoe Installer | Freight Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Brake Shoe Mechanic | Freight Elevator Operator |
Elevator Brake Shoe Repairer | Freight Elevator Repairer |
Elevator Brake Shoe Worker | Freight Elevator Service Man |
Elevator Brake Worker | Freight Elevator Servicer |
Elevator Braking Mechanic | Freight Elevator Worker |
Elevator Braking System Worker | Front Elevator Installer |
Elevator Builders | Front Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Cable Installer | Front Elevator Operator |
Elevator Cable Mechanic | Front Elevator Worker |
Elevator Cable Worker | Grade Elevation Worker |
Elevator Car Installer | Grain Elevator Agent |
Elevator Car Mechanic | Grain Elevator Clerk |
Elevator Car Operator | Grain Elevator Engine Starter |
Elevator Car Worker | Grain Elevator Foreman |
Elevator Cleaners | Grain Elevator Installer |
Elevator Cleaning Worker | Grain Elevator Laborer |
Elevator Construction Foreman | Grain Elevator Maintenance Mechanic |
Elevator Construction Superintendent | Grain Elevator Man |
Elevator Construction Supervisor | Grain Elevator Manager |
Elevator Construction Worker | Grain Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Constructor Foreman | Grain Elevator Motor Starter |
Elevator Constructor Helper | Grain Elevator Operator |
Elevator Constructor Mechanic | Grain Elevator Superintendent |
Elevator Constructor Superintendent | Grain Elevator Supervisor |
Elevator Constructor Supervisor | Grain Elevator Tender |
Elevator Device Mechanic | Grain Elevator Worker |
Elevator Device Worker | Grain Elevator Workman |
Elevator Dispatcher | Grain Feed Mill Elevator |
Elevator Dispatcher Elevator | Grain Feed Mill Elevator Installer |
Elevator Door Installer | Grain Feed Mill Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Door Mechanic | Grain Feed Mill Elevator Tender |
Elevator Door Worker | Grain Feed Mill Elevator Worker |
Elevator Engine Installer | Grain Mill Elevator Installer |
Elevator Engine Mechanic | Grain Mill Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Engine Starter | Grain Mill Elevator Tender |
Elevator Engine Worker | Grain Mill Elevator Worker |
Elevator Equipment Panel Installer | Grain Receiver Elevator Tender |
Elevator Equipment Panel Mechanic | Graining Elevator Clerk |
Elevator Equipment Panel Worker | Graining Elevator Operator |
Elevator Erector Helper | Graining Elevator Superintendent |
Elevator Escalator Dumbwaiters | Graining Elevator Worker |
Elevator Examiner | Historical Home Elevator Worker |
Elevator Examiner Adjuster | Hoist Elevator Worker |
Elevator Facilities Building | Home Elevator Worker |
Elevator Facilities Building Worker | Hotel Elevator Worker |
Elevator Facilities Worker | House Elevator Worker |
Elevator Facility Building Worker | Housing Elevator Worker |
Elevator Facility Worker | Hydraulic Elevator Constructor |
Elevator Factories Building Worker | Hydraulic Elevator Installer |
Elevator Factories Worker | Hydraulic Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Factory Building Worker | Hydraulic Elevator Worker |
Elevator Factory Worker | Hydraulic Freight Elevator Installer |
Elevator Field Foreman | Hydraulic Freight Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Field Superintendent | Hydraulic Freight Elevator Worker |
Elevator Field Supervisor | Hydraulic Passenger Elevator Installer |
Elevator Foreman | Hydraulic Passenger Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Hydraulic Constructor | Hydraulic Passenger Elevator Worker |
Elevator Hydraulic Installer | Journeyman Elevator Constructor |
Elevator Hydraulic Mechanic | Journeyman Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Hydraulic Worker | Journeymen Elevator Constructor |
Elevator Inspectors | Journeymen Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Installation Laborer | Kitchen Elevator Worker |
Elevator Installation Repair | Laundry Elevator Worker |
Elevator Installation Worker | Laundry Machinery Elevator |
Elevator Installer | Laundry Rug Elevator |
Elevator Installer Foreman | Lead Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Installer Laborerer | Lift Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Installer Repair Field Foreman | Lift Elevator Technician |
Elevator Installer Repair Man | Maintain Elevator Worker |
Elevator Installer Repairer | Maintain Freight Elevator Worker |
Elevator Installer Superintendent | Maintain Passenger Elevator Worker |
Elevator Installer Supervisor | Mill Elevator Installer |
Elevator Installing Worker | Mill Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Kiln Worker | Mill Elevator Tender |
Elevator Laborer | Mill Elevator Worker |
Elevator Machine Operator | Milling Elevator Installer |
Elevator Machinery Operator | Milling Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Maintainer | Milling Elevator Worker |
Elevator Maintenance Electrician | Otis Elevator Workers |
Elevator Maintenance Man | Part Elevator Accessibility Lift Tech |
Elevator Maintenance Mechanic | Passenger Elevator Assembler |
Elevator Maintenance Repair Man | Passenger Elevator Installation Worker |
Elevator Maintenance Repairer | Passenger Elevator Installer |
Elevator Maintenance Service Foreman | Passenger Elevator Installer |
Elevator Maintenance Service Superintendent | Passenger Elevator Maintainer |
Elevator Maintenance Service Supervisor | Passenger Elevator Maintenance Man |
Elevator Maintenance Servicer | Passenger Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Maintenance Superintendent | Passenger Elevator Operator |
Elevator Maintenance Supervisor | Passenger Elevator Repairer |
Elevator Maintenance Tech | Passenger Elevator Service Man |
Elevator Maintenance Worker | Passenger Elevator Servicer |
Elevator Mall Laborer | Passenger Elevator Worker |
Elevator Mall Worker | Passenger Load Elevator |
Elevator Manager | Receiver Elevator Tender |
Elevator Mechanic | Residential Elevator Worker |
Elevator Mechanic Apprentice | Rod Elevator Worker |
Elevator Mechanic Construction | Root Elevator Installer |
Elevator Mechanic Foreman | Root Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Mechanic Helper | Root Elevator Worker |
Elevator Mechanic Supervisor | Rug Elevator Worker |
Elevator Mechanic Worker | Screw Elevator Worker |
Elevator Men | Service Elevator Escalator Dumbwaiters |
Elevator Mining Quarrying Worker | Shaft Elevator Worker |
Elevator Motor Installer | Ship Elevator Mechanics |
Elevator Motor Mechanic | Shoe Elevator Brake Worker |
Elevator Motor Starter | Space Elevator Worker |
Elevator Motor Worker | Steel Cable Elevator Belting Installer |
Elevator Officials | Steel Cable Elevator Belting Mechanic |
Elevator Operator | Steel Cable Elevator Belting Worker |
Elevator Operator Service Man | Steel Cable Elevator Installer |
Elevator Operator Servicer | Steel Cable Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Parts Salesman | Steel Cable Elevator Worker |
Elevator Plant Building Worker | Store Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Plant Office Worker | Suburban Elevator Worker |
Elevator Plant Worker | Surgical Elevator Installer |
Elevator Plywood Repair | Surgical Elevator Worker |
Elevator Repair Field Foreman | Talon Elevator Workers |
Elevator Repair Field Superintendent | Trolley Elevator Worker |
Elevator Repair Field Supervisor | Union Elevator Constructor |
Elevator Repair Laborer | Union Elevator Laborer |
Elevator Repair Maintenance Tech | Union Elevator Worker |
Elevator Repair Maintenance Worker | Vessel Elevator Mechanics |
Elevator Repair Man | Vibrating Spiral Elevators |
Elevator Repair Man Apprentice | Weigher Elevator Worker |
Elevator Repair Man Helper | Wheelchair Elevator Worker |
Elevator Repair Man Worker | Wind Turbine Tower Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Repair Mechanic | Woman Elevator Constructor |
Elevator Repair Technician | Woman Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Repair Worker | Women Elevator Constructor |
Elevator Repairer | Women Elevator Mechanic |
Elevator Products and Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos Cement Brake Elevator Shoes | Elevator Supply Shops |
Asbestos Elevator Equipment Panel | Elevator Systems |
Asbestos Elevator Brake Shoes | Elevator Test Weight Carts |
Asbestos Elevator Equipment Panel | Elevator Trench Drain |
Asphalt Brake Elevator Shoes | Eumatic Elevating Machines |
Belt Elevator | Feather Elevators |
Beverage Elevator | Feed Elevators |
Boat Elevator | Feed Elevators |
Brake Elevator Shoes | Feed Grain Elevator |
Brake Shoe Elevator | Feed Mill Elevators |
Braking Elevator Shoes | Fish Elevators |
Braking Shoe Elevator | Floor Elevators |
Bucket Elevator | Flooring Elevators |
Buffers Elevator | Forklift Elevator Accessories |
Cable Elevator | Forklift Elevator Supplies |
Cable Elevator Belts | Forklift Elevators |
Car Elevators | Freight Elevator Motor |
Carpet Elevator | Freight Elevators |
Cement Brake Elevator Shoes | Front Elevators |
Cement Brake Shoe Material – Elevators | Fuel Elevators |
Construction Elevators | Glass Fabric Elevators |
Crane Elevator | Grain Elevators |
Crane Hoist Elevator | Grain Elevator Motors |
Cribber Grain Elevator | Grain Elevators |
Dental Elevators | Grain Feed Mill Elevators |
Drilling Rig Elevators | Grain Mill Elevators |
Driving Belt Elevators | Grain Receiver Elevators |
Drum Drive Elevator Chain | Graining Elevators |
Electric Crane Hoist Elevator | Historical Home Elevator |
Electric Elevator | Hoist Elevators |
Electric Elevators | Home Elevators |
Electric Freight Elevators | Hotel Elevators |
Electric Passenger Elevators | Hydraulic Elevators |
Electrical Crane Hoist Elevator | Hydraulic Freight Elevators |
Electrical Elevator | Hydraulic Passenger Elevators |
Electrical Freight Elevator | Inclined Elevators |
Elevating Device Displays | Industrial Belt Elevators |
Elevating Devices | Kitchen Elevators |
Elevating Platforms | Laundry Elevators |
Elevating Scraper | Laundry Machine Elevators |
Elevator Accessibility Lift | Laundry Rug Elevators |
Elevator Accessories | Lift Elevators |
Elevator Batch Oven | Lift Truck Crane Hoist Elevator |
Elevator Belts | Load Elevators |
Elevator Brackets | Machine Elevators |
Elevator Brake Drums | Machinery Elevators |
Elevator Brake Products | Magnetic Sensor Elevators |
Elevator Brake Shoes – Pre-1980 | Mall Elevator Rails |
Elevator Brakes | Mass Conveyor Elevators |
Elevator Braking Products | Mattress Elevators |
Elevator Bras | Mill Elevators |
Elevator Buckets | Milling Elevators |
Elevator Cabinets | Otis Elevators |
Elevator Cables | Elevator Accessibility Lifts |
Elevator Cars | Passenger Elevators |
Elevator Construction Cars | Periodontal Elevators |
Elevator Control Panelboard | Periosteal Elevators |
Elevator Controls | Quarrying Elevators |
Elevator Devices | Receiver Elevators |
Elevator Doors | Residential Elevators |
Elevator Drives | Rod Elevator |
Elevator Dumbwaiter Ropes | Root Elevator |
Elevator Engines | Root Elevators |
Elevator Equipment | Rug Elevator |
Elevator Equipment Cabinets | Safety Elevator |
Elevator Equipment Panels | Shaft Elevator |
Elevator Escalator Dumbwaiters | Ship Elevator |
Elevator Escalators | Space Elevator |
Elevator Freight Cars | Space Elevator Construction |
Elevator Hydraulics | Spiral Elevator |
Elevator Kilns | Stadium Elevators |
Elevator Machinery | Steel Cable Elevator |
Elevator Motors | Steel Cable Elevator Belts |
Elevator Panels | Steel Cable Elevators |
Elevator Parts | Store Elevators |
Elevator Plants | Suburban Elevators |
Elevator Plywood | Surgical Elevators |
Elevator Pocketlift | Talon Elevators |
Elevator Products – Pre-1980 | Tower Elevator Boards |
Elevator Rudder Sections | Trolley Elevator |
Elevator Screws | Vessel Elevators |
Elevator Shafts | Vibrating Spiral Elevators |
Elevator Steps | Weigher Elevators |
Elevator Stores | Wheelchair Elevators |
Elevator Supplies | Wind Turbine Tower Elevators |
List of Industrial Plant Workers Exposed to Asbestos
Adjusters | Handlers | Pressers |
Applicators | Hands | Processors |
Assemblers | Helpers | Programmers |
Assembly Man | Inserters | Pullers |
Assorters | Inspector | Regulators |
Binders | Inspectors | Removers |
Buffers | Installers | Repairers |
Casters | Instructors | Repairman |
Changers | Investigators | Researchers |
Cleaners | Laborers | Rewinders |
Coaters | Lay Out | Sawyers |
Collectors | Layers | Servicers |
Coordinators | Liners | Set Ups |
Coverers | Loaders | Setters |
Crushers | Locators | Sorters |
Cutters | Maintainers | Specialists |
Designers | Maintenance man | Sprayers |
Developers | Mappers | Stackers |
Disassemblers | Markers | Stampers |
Diggers | Mechanics | Strippers |
Dismantlers | Mixers | Superintendents |
Dispatchers | Modifiers | Supervisors |
Drawers | Monitors | Surveyors |
Drillers | Mounters | Technicians |
Drivers | Movers | Techs |
Dumpers | Observers | Tenders |
Estimators | Offbearers | Testers |
Examiners | Operators | Throubleshooters |
Feeders | Overhaulers | Trimmers |
Filers | Packagers | Turners |
Fillers | Packers | Unloaders |
Finishers | Patternmakers | Washers |
Fitters | Pilers | Weavers |
Fixers | Planners | Weighers |
Folders | Platers | Winders |
Foreman | Polishers | Workers |
Graders | Pourers | Wrappers |
Grinders | Preppers | Installation Workers |
Inside Office Workers and Mesothelioma
Industrial workers were not only exposed to asbestos working at outside job sites, plants and factories they were also exposed inside of company offices. Asbestos was used throughout office buildings pre 1980 in pipes, insulation, drywall, paints, wiring, floors, tiles, wallboards, cements, glues, adhesives along with 3,000 other products used on a daily basis. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor. Office workers exposed to asbestos includes;
Accountants | Coordinators |
Administrators | Data Entry Workers |
Administrative Aides | Directors |
Agents | Executives |
Aides | Financial Managers |
Analysts | Human Resource Workers |
Assistants | Inventory Workers |
Associates | Managers |
Attendants | Office Workers |
Auditors | Operation Managers |
Billing & Posting Workers | Planners |
Board Members | Presidents |
Book & Record Keeping | Public Relation Workers |
Buyers | Purchasing Agents |
Chief Executive Officers | Representatives |
Clerks | Salesman |
Collectors | Secretary – Secretaries |
Computer Workers | Timekeepers |
Consultants | Vice Presidents |
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List of Industrial Plant Work & Labor Duties
Adjust | Fold | Prep |
Apply | Grade | Press |
Assemble | Grind | Process |
Assort | Handle | Program |
Bind | Help | Pull |
Buff | Insert | Regulate |
Cast | Inspect | Remove |
Change | Install | Repair |
Clean | Instruct | Research |
Coat | Investigate | Rewind |
Collect | Labor | Saw |
Coordinate | Lay Out | Service |
Coverer | Line | Set |
Crush | Load | Set Up |
Cut | Locate | Sort |
Design | Maintain | Spray |
Develop | Map | Stack |
Disassemble | Mark | Stamp |
Dig | Mix | Strip |
Dismantle | Modify | Supervise |
Dispatch | Monitor | Survey |
Draw | Mount | Tend |
Drill | Move | Test |
Drive | Observe | Troubleshoot |
Dump | Operate | Trim |
Estimate | Overhaul | Turn |
Examine | Pack | Unload |
Feed | Package | Wash |
File | Pile | Weave |
Fill | Plan | Weigh |
Finish | Plate | Wind |
Fit | Polish | Work |
Fix | Pourers | Wrap |
Military Veterans and Asbestos Exposure
Military Veterans have a 1 in 3 chance of developing an asbestos related disease in their lifetime. Veterans and laborers have the right to bring lawsuits against negligent asbestos companies for exposing them to toxic asbestos-containing products and materials.
There are 21.5 million current living Veterans according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans who served between 1940 and 1970 have the greatest risk of developing Mesothelioma or an asbestos-related cancer. Navy Veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War have the highest incidence of Asbestos-related diseases.
The U.S. Military used thousands of asbestos-containing products in their ships between the 1920-late 1970’s. 14 in every 1,000 WW II shipyard workers died of an asbestos-related disease compared to 18 in every 1,000 combat related deaths.
- Mesothelioma primarily occurs in Veterans between the ages of 55-75.
- Asbestos was listed as the top contaminant at 32 U.S. Army base closures during the 1990s.
- A recent study showed that as many as 30-40% of Mesothelioma victims is U. S. Veterans.
Evidence Required to File for an Asbestos claim may Include:
- Diagnosis– Medical documentation (pathology reports).
- Physician Statement– From a qualified physician regarding Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- Exposure Evidence– Product information, witness affidavits, employment records, invoices.
Asbestos Cover up – Quotes from Asbestos Executives
Evidence in thousands of court documents have shown that asbestos companies hid and destroyed memos, documents and ignored doctor’s medical reports about the dangers of asbestos exposure. Despite all of the information about the deadly dangers of asbestos exposure available in the scientific and medical literature asbestos companies chose not to take any action to protect workers.
They chose profit over the safety of their workers and then lied and covered it up. This is why U. S. Courts are making asbestos manufacturers and companies pay millions to asbestos victims for their asbestos cover up.
- “…if you have enjoyed a good life while working with asbestos products, why not die from it.” 1966 memo from an executive of the Bendix Corporation (now part of Honeywell)
- In early 1940s, the president of Johns-Manville called the managers of another company “a bunch of fools for notifying employees who had asbestosis.” When asked by another company executive, “Do you mean to tell me you would let them work until they drop dead?” he responded, “Yes. We save a lot of money that way.”
Mesothelioma has been medically linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
Adams Elevator Co. |
Boston Elevated Railroad Co. |
Boston Elevated Railway |
Bungy Grain Elevator Co. |
Cargill Grain Elevator Co. |
Commercial Elevators |
Consolidated Elevators |
Crane Elevator Co. |
Electrician Otis Elevators |
Elevated Railway Companies |
Elevator Companies |
Elevator Milling Co. |
Elevator Supply & Repair Co. |
Elevators & Engineering Limited |
Erie Elevator Co. |
Frutchey Bean Co. Elevators |
Gettysburg PA Schindler Elevators |
Grain Elevator Co. |
H.K. Drimming Tradesman Grain Elevator & Storage Co. |
Hales Elevator Company |
Illinois Central Elevator |
Manhattan Elevated Rway Company |
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Co. |
Minto Rolling Mill And Elevator Co. |
Northern Central Elevator |
Northwestern Elevated Railway Co. |
Oklahoma City Mill & Elevator Co. |
Otis Elevator Company |
South Side Elevated Railroad Co. |
Staley Elevator Co. |
Thyssen-Dover Elevator Facility |
Union Elevated Railway Co. |
Union Elevator Constructors |
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Evidence Required to File for an Asbestos claim may Include:
- Diagnosis– Medical documentation (pathology reports).
- Physician Statement– From a qualified physician regarding Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- Exposure Evidence– Product information, witness affidavits, employment records, invoices.
Recent Mesothelioma Verdicts and Settlements
A Mesothelioma claim is a lawsuit filed on behalf of a victim or surviving family members as a result of hazardous exposure to asbestos.
- $4.6 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Union Insulator that developed malignant Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure.
- $10.2 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a Paper Mill worker suffering from pleural Mesothelioma.
- $4.9 Million Settlement: For a man diagnosed with Pleural Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure in workplace.
- $3.9 Million Settlement: For an Engineer exposed to asbestos on Wyoming jobsites.
- $2.9 Million Settlement: For an Engineer and Shipyard worker exposed to asbestos in Shipyards.
- $1.2 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 76-year-old Carpenter that developed malignant Mesothelioma.
- $1.1 Million Veteran Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Navy Veteran Machinist that developed malignant Mesothelioma at age 71.
- $245,000 Asbestosis Settlement: For a Paper Mill worker suffering from Asbestosis.
- $2.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Union Pipefitter man who died from malignant Mesothelioma.
- $2.6 Million Shipyard Worker Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 72-year old Shipyard worker with Mesothelioma who suffered second hand exposure.
- $1.8 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a carpenter that developed malignant Mesothelioma at age 68.
- $7.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a woman that developed peritoneal Mesothelioma from laundering her husband’s work clothes.
Malignant Mesothelioma has been linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
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Median Survival Rate for Mesothelioma Patients by Stage
Mesothelioma Symptoms Include:
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Cough
- Difficulty Breathing
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Dyspnea
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fluid Build-up in Lungs
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Murmurs
- Irregular Heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Nausea
- Night Sweats
- Orthopnea (Dyspnea When Lying Down)
- Shortness of Breath
- Thickening of Pericardial Layers
Diagnosed With Mesothelioma?
If you or a family member has been diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma you are going to have a lot of questions about living with Mesothelioma and what legal options you have against asbestos manufacturers and asbestos companies for your asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is a seriously deadly disease. According to the American Cancer Society with the average survival time for people with Mesothelioma is 4-18 months.
Call TOLL FREE 888.640.0914 right now to talk with a live Mesothelioma Counselor that can answer many of your questions and give you the peace of mind that you need.
Family Member Died From Mesothelioma?
If you have a family member that has died from Mesothelioma cancer you should immediately consult with an experienced Mesothelioma diagnosis lawyer about what compensation may be available to you from asbestos trust funds that total more than 30 billion dollars.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you file your Mesothelioma claim within your states Statute of Limitations.
We have seen many families lose their right to file a lawsuit because their Statute of Limitations had expired while they were grieving. We know it is a tough time to grieve the loss of a loved one, but please do not let your Statute of Limitations expire for filing your Mesothelioma lawsuit. In most states the Statute of Limitations is 2-3 years. Some states have 6 year Statute of Limitations.
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If you or a family member has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma or an asbestos related disease, we can help you start a Mesothelioma lawsuit against asbestos companies responsible for your injuries. Our experienced nationwide Mesothelioma lawyers will come to you.
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