We know today that asbestos is best avoided.

However, the dangers of asbestos were once anything but self-evident.

Before the Environmental Protection Agency enacted its final ban on asbestos-containing materials, asbestos enjoyed a longstanding reputation as a “mineral milagroso.” The foundations of modern America were, in a great many ways, built atop asbestos. Strong, inexpensive, and resilient, asbestos seemed to have boundless potential.

Si cree que estuvo expuesto al asbesto, incluso cuando era niño, hable con un proveedor de atención médica sobre pruebas y exámenes para ayudar a diagnosticar cicatrices pulmonares y detectar enfermedades relacionadas con enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto.

For most of the 20th Century, the asbestos industry concealed scientific evidence showing that its asbestos products were making employees and consumers sick.

Asbestos diseases can take many decades to appear, and millions only found out about their asbestos illness years later.

When researchers began uncovering evidence that asbestos could cause significant respiratory distress, the asbestos industry responded with reassurances, promising the public that their products were safe. After a hard-fought battle, science eventually won out. The federal government began restricting the purchase, sale, and importation of asbestos, bringing the miracle mineral’s centuries-long reign to an abrupt end.

Unfortunately, by the time that the federal government began taking action against the asbestos industry, millions of men, women, and children had already been exposed to carcinogenic fiber and dust.

“La evidencia general sugiere que no existe un nivel seguro de exposición al asbesto”. no hay nivel seguro de exposición al asbesto."

Fuente: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH)¹

The Devastating Toll of Asbestos Exposure

Nobody can accurately estimate the physical, financial, and social tolls of asbestos exposure, but some experts believe that hasta 27 millones de estadounidenses were exposed to aerosolized asbestos between the end of the Second World War and the final years of the 20^° siglo XX.

El asbesto no tiene sabor ni olor.

Es posible que no sepa que lo está respirando.

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But one in five patients with asbestos disease never worked around asbestos.

Ellos vivieron con alguien que lo hizo.

Today, the highest rates of asbestos-related disease and illness are found among former asbestos workers, many hardworking, blue-collar Americans who shed sweat, tears, and blood to provide for their families.

However, the risks of asbestos exposure are manifold—and before these risks became a matter of common knowledge, asbestos workers would often return home covered in asbestos fiber.

With its characteristic jagged edges and a rough texture, asbestos fiber could easily transfer onto car seats, furniture, and other surfaces. In the washing machine and dryer, asbestos could even spread to other family members’ clothing, placing everyone in the same household at-risk for asbestos-related disease.

Varios estudios de salud han demostrado que los cónyuges de los trabajadores del amianto tienen un nivel elevado de riesgo de sufrir enfermedades relacionadas con el amianto, como el cáncer de pulmón.²³⁴⁵

Understanding the Different Types of Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos-related illnesses are most often diagnosed among people who worked with or around asbestos, que incluyen:

Automotive mechanics
Chemical plant workers
Trabajadores de la construcción
Trabajadores de fábrica
Aisladores
Machinery operators
Maquinistas
Veteranos militares
Mineros
Trabajadores de plantas de energía
Techadores
Shipbuilders and other shipyard workers
Trabajadores de acerías
Textile plant workers

“Todas las formas de asbesto son cancerígenas para los humanos”.⁶

However, asbestos does not discriminate, and exposure follows many different routes. The most common types of asbestos exposure include, but are not limited to, the following:

Exposición Ocupacional: Occupational asbestos exposure is asbestos exposure that occurs in the workplace. The majority of asbestos-related diseases can be attributed to occupational asbestos exposure.
Exposición secundaria: Secondary asbestos exposure, sometimes referred to as paraoccupational asbestos exposure or secondhand asbestos exposure, occurs among people who never worked with asbestos but shared workplaces or homes with others who did.
Environmental Exposure: Environmental asbestos exposure can occur when natural asbestos deposits are disturbed, or when private parties—from homeowners to large, profitable businesses—disperse asbestos particles into the atmosphere or drinking water reserves.

Asbestos has no taste, smell, or immediate reaction – so you may not know if you’re breathing it.

Many people only discover many decades later, when they develop enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto como el mesotelioma y cáncer de pulmón.

When asbestos is taken home from the workplace, it may be in small, seemingly insignificant concentrations. But over time, routine exposure can lead to serious and life-threatening illnesses.

Scientists believe that no level of asbestos exposure is safe, and anyone who has been exposed to asbestos, whether at home or at work, could be at increased risk for cáncer de pulmón, mesotelioma, and other aggressive, asbestos-related conditions.

“Algunas fibras de asbesto pueden pasar por alto... las defensas naturales de su cuerpo... y alojarse en lo profundo de sus pulmones. Esas fibras pueden permanecer en su lugar durante mucho tiempo y es posible que nunca se eliminen”.

Fuente: Asociación Americana del Pulmón

The Invisible Threat of Asbestos Illnesses

Exposición al asbesto de segunda mano is less common today than it was throughout the 20^° siglo XX.

However, secondary asbestos exposure still presents a serious threat to public health and individual wellbeing. Studies of asbestos-related illnesses, like asbestosis and mesothelioma have found that 1 out of every 5 diagnoses can be traced back to take-home asbestos exposure.

“It has been repeatedly and consistently demonstrated in the medical and scientific literature that family members exposed to asbestos dust from laundering a worker’s clothing have a significantly increased risk of developing mesothelioma.”

-U.S. Supreme Court, 2018.

Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, 139 S. Ct. 986, 586 U.S., 203 L. Ed. 2d 373 (2019).

Secondary asbestos exposure is asbestos exposure.

Even childhood exposure can result in asbestos diseases decades later.

Common conditions associated with secondhand asbestos exposure include, but are not limited to, the following:

La Asbestosis, a respiratory condition caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. It can result in the inflammation and scarring of the lungs. Asbestosis has no known cure.

Pleural enfermedad, a set of nonmalignant lung conditions that affect the membranous lining of the lungs and chest. Untreated pleural disease can make it difficult to breathe, exercise, and perform everyday tasks.

Mesotelioma, or cancer of the mesothelium, the tissue surrounding most of the body’s major internal organs. People who have been exposed to take-home asbestos are most likely to be diagnosed with mesotelioma of the lung.

Diferentes tipos de cáncer, including lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and stomach cancer. Even when asbestos is not the sole cause of a cancer diagnosis, asbestos exposure can increase an individual’s lifetime risk of developing malignant cancer conditions.

“Por lo general, quienes desarrollan enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto no muestran signos de enfermedad durante mucho tiempo después de la exposición”.

Fuente: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH)⁷

The long latency of asbestos diseases means that their symptoms can take decades to appear.

Most asbestos-related illnesses, including mesothelioma and pleural disease, have long latency periods. A latency period, or latent period, refers to the time between exposure to a health hazard and the emergence of symptoms. Cancer researchers have found that mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers have average latency periods that can exceed 50 years from the first asbestos exposure.

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Fighting Back Against an Asbestos-Related Disease

Since most asbestos-related illnesses can take years—often decades—to begin presenting noticeable symptoms, many people at high risk for disease do not know they have been injured until they receive a life-changing diagnosis.

For most American families, the costs of fighting an aggressive cancer can seem insurmountable. With healthcare costs continuing to rise, any intensive procedure, from chemotherapy to surgery, could thrust victims to the brink of financial insolvency.

Incluso los fumadores de toda la vida pueden cobrar una compensación por los daños causados por el asbesto.

Muchos de nuestros clientes creían que no eran elegibles para presentar una demanda por asbesto porque fumaban cigarrillos y puros.

Esto no es cierto bajo las leyes de muchos estados.

Nuestra base de datos contiene la evidencia médica necesaria para demostrar que los fumadores que están expuestos al asbesto tienen muchas más probabilidades de desarrollar cáncer que los fumadores que no estuvieron expuestos al asbesto. Los cigarrillos y el asbesto son mucho más peligrosos que los cigarrillos o el asbesto.

Legal options to receive compensation for your asbestos claim

While fighting back against an asbestos-related condition could seem impossible, you do not have to pay the price for the asbestos industry’s negligence. Even if you have never worked with or around asbestos, you could be entitled to compensation through:

A Personal Injury Lawsuit

Personal injury lawsuits are a type of civil claim, typically filed against a person or party whose negligence resulted in significant damages. Every personal injury lawsuit is subject to strict, state-specific requirements.

While some asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits are resolved through trial, most are settled out-of-court.

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Multi-District Litigation

Multi-district litigation, or MDL, refers to the consolidation of related claims in a single court. An MDL could encompass hundreds or even thousands of individual lawsuits.

Since multi-district claims are usually assigned to a judge or a panel of judges, MDL can facilitate the fast, efficient resolution of many claims.

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An Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust

Between the 1980s and early 2000s, dozens of insolvent asbestos companies established special trusts for the victims of the asbestos industry’s negligence.

Trust claimants must typically meet certain criteria, and should be prepared to furnish evidence of their:

Employment history
Asbestos-related injuries and diagnoses
Existing and anticipated care needs

While asbestos bankruptcy trusts have already disbursed nearly $20 billion in benefits, many of these trusts are still operational, holding an estimated $30 billion in additional, unclaimed compensation.

AsbestosClaims.Law

En AsbestosClaims.Law, nuestra misión de asegurar una compensación para las víctimas del asbesto es más que profesional;es personal.

Nuestro fundador, Justinian C. Lane, conoce de primera mano los efectos devastadores del asbesto.

Tanto sus abuelos como su padre, todos trabajadores del asbesto, fallecieron de cánceres inducidos por el asbesto sin darse cuenta de su elegibilidad para juicios por asbesto u otras formas de compensación.

Nuestro objetivo es evitar tales trágicos descuidos informando y guiando a las víctimas y sus familias a través de sus opciones legales.

Si usted o sus seres queridos han sufrido como resultado de la exposición al asbesto, podría ser elegible para una compensación considerable. Estos fondos podrían cubrir tratamientos médicos, servicios de remoción de asbestos y salvaguardar su salud.

Además, los fideicomisos de asbesto ofrecen una compensación sin necesidad de un juicio, brindando un camino más rápido y sencillo hacia la justicia.

Comuníquese con nosotros en [email protected] o (206) 455-9190 para obtener ayuda con su reclamo. Ofrecemos escucha compasiva, explicaciones claras y no cobramos un centavo a menos que ganemos su caso.

Más allá de las demandas legales, también asesoramos sobre discapacidad de veteranos, seguridad social y protección laboral como compensación de trabajadores, FELA, y La ley de Jones para trabajadores marítimos.

No hay riesgo ni costo para conectarse con nuestro equipo experimentado sobre sus derechos. Nuestro compromiso con su bienestar significa que no cobramos honorarios a menos que reciba una compensación.

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WARD ayuda a identificar posibles escenarios de exposición, productos que contienen asbesto y puede indicar los tipos y posibles montos de compensación que puede tener derecho a recibir.
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3 Miller, A., 2005. Mesothelioma in household members of asbestos‐exposed workers: 32 United States cases since 1990. American journal of industrial medicine, 47(5), pp.458-462.
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7 National Cancer Institute (NIH), Hoja informativa sobre asbesto.