Fideicomisos de asbesto / Base datos de fidecoimisos / Leslie Controls Company

Reclamaciones de fideicomiso de asbesto: la compensación está disponible sin presentar una demanda

Solicitar una compensación al fondo fiduciario de asbesto no es meterse en una pelea.

Este dinero se reservó en una cuenta fiduciaria para los heridos. 

Applying for a payment from these trusts is not affecting any company or coming out of anyone’s pocket. This is insurance money specifically to help people hurt by asbestos. 

El tribunal ordenó los fondos porque la industria del asbesto ya no pudo ocultar su secreto: el asbesto es muy peligroso para respirar.

Leslie Controls Asbestos Personal Injury Trust

Company Summary

In or around 1900, a manufacturer named John Leslie was hard at work on a steam powered snow plow specifically for trains.  By 1905, his company was up and running in Lyndurst, New Jersey – The Leslie Company (now Leslie Controls, Inc.).

• The company was known for manufacturing equipment and component parts for steam pressure apparatuses.  Leslie Controls describes itself as a “major supplier of steam control equipment” to the U.S. military during World Wars I and II.
• Like many other industrial manufacturing companies in the early and mid-20^° century, Leslie incorporated asbestos into its products due to the highly heat resistant properties of the material.
• Products like pipe insulation, packing materials, gaskets, valves, and water heaters manufactured by the company contained asbestos until the 1980s.
• Boilermakers, insulators, plumbers, and shipyard or factory workers are among some trades that may have been placed at risk due to asbestos exposure from Leslie products.  This includes both military veterans and non-veterans.  
• The company was purchased by Watts Industries, Inc. in 1990, and functions today as a subsidiary of CIRCOR, an industrial valve manufacturer.

Exposición Secundaria al Asbesto

Spouses and household members of workers may qualify for the Leslie Controls Trust as well.

People who brought home asbestos on their work clothes may have also been exposed in their homes and vehicles. This especially includes anyone who regularly laundered asbestos-tainted work clothes. Asbestos is dusty and durable, and anyone who spent time in a garage or small laundry room breathing it in could have been at risk.

In 2011, Leslie Controls, Inc. created the Leslie Controls Asbestos Personal Injury Trust under its Chapter 11 Joint Plan of Reorganization. The current payment percentage is 5%.

The Trust states that it was” created to process, liquidate and pay valid asbestos personal injury claims.”  It began accepting claims on March 1, 2012.  The purpose of the payment percentage is to ensure that funds will remain available for future claimants.    

The Trust has established forms and procedures to apply and collect compensation from the trust. You can learn more on their sitio web.

Important Facts About Asbestos Trust Compensation for People with Asbestos Illnesses

The Vast Majority of Our Clients Qualify for Payments from Multiple Asbestos Trusts. 

Depending on where you worked, or how you were exposed to asbestos, you may qualify to file claims with more than one asbestos trust.  Different occupations worked with different types of asbestos products.  The location of the work – the actual job site – also impacts which claims may be filed.  Every case is unique, and thousands of clients have been able to receive compensation from multiple asbestos trusts.

Asbestos Trust Claims Are Not Lawsuits and Do Not Affect a Person’s Employer or Benefits.

Filing claims with asbestos trusts is a separate act than filing a lawsuit against certain companies.  It is possible, however, to file a lawsuit and additionally file claims with asbestos trusts.  This determination is made on a case-by-case basis depending on each client’s work and/or exposure history.   Companies that are not bankrupt are eligible to be sued in a lawsuit, while bankrupt companies are those that were ordered to establish asbestos bankruptcy trusts.

The asbestos trusts exist for the purpose of awarding compensation to qualifying claimants.  The courts designated that money be specifically set aside to provide payment to those individuals injured by asbestos.  You do not have to be retired to file a claim, and the claim does not affect your current or previous employer(s), or any benefits you may already receive.  If you worked with products or at a job site that was owned by a company that has established an asbestos trust, you may meet the criteria for compensation.

Veterans Injured by Asbestos Exposure During Service Can Claim Asbestos Trust Compensation and Veterans Benefits

Asbestos use was extremely common in the U.S. military for decades.  Navy ships were built using asbestos insulation to ensure they were fireproof.  The boiler rooms on the ships were full of asbestos insulation, gaskets, and valves used on the various types of equipment.  Military tanks and vehicles used asbestos containing brake parts as well as gaskets and valves.  These are just some examples of where asbestos would have been found.

Some military jobs, such as mechanics, boilermakers, and pipefitters, to name a few, would cause servicemembers to be directly exposed to asbestos.   Other jobs required that work be done near those using or working with asbestos, which still put those workers at risk.  A military veteran’s benefits will not be affected by filing asbestos trust claims; this is true even if you already receive disability benefits from the VA.

Cigarette Smokers Are Absolutely Eligible to File Asbestos Trust Claims.

Uno de los conceptos erróneos comunes que rodean las reclamaciones de fideicomisos de asbesto es que las personas que fumaron no pueden solicitar una compensación.

Eso es absolutamente falso. 

Our Office has Recovered Many Trust Settlements on Behalf of Smokers.

Asbestos exposure makes it five times more likely you’ll develop lung cancer. Smoking makes it ten times more likely you’ll develop lung cancer. But being a smoker with asbestos exposure makes it fifty times more likely you’ll develop lung cancer.

And that’s why asbestos companies will pay compensation to industrial workers or others exposed to asbestos, even if they were lifelong smokers. 

I know this, because many of them are my clients.

Sus derechos pueden perderse si espera.Sus derechos pueden perderse si espera.

Aunque los reclamos de fideicomisos de asbesto no son juicios, están sujetos a las mismas limitaciones de tiempo que los juicios. 

Estas leyes se denominan estatutos de limitación. 

Los estatutos de limitación especifican cuánto tiempo tiene una persona para presentar una demanda. 

Si una persona espera demasiado, pierde el derecho a presentar una demanda.

Cada estado pone límites al tiempo que las personas tienen para presentar demandas en su propio nombre o en nombre de un ser querido fallecido. Estas leyes se denominan Estatutos de limitación y, si no cumple con alguno, no podrá presentar ninguna reclamación por asbesto.

Exactamente lo mismo se aplica a los fideicomisos de asbesto:

If you wait too long to file an asbestos trust claim, you’ll lose the right to do so.  Statutes of Limitation can be complicated in asbestos cases because a person typically doesn’t develop an asbestos-related illness until many years after he or she was exposed.

Los estatutos de limitaciones a menudo no son muy sencillos en los casos de asbesto porque hay preguntas sobre cuándo debería comenzar el estatuto:

• Does “the clock” start when a person is diagnosed with an asbestos-related illness, or does it start when they find out their illness could have been caused by asbestos? 
• Si trabajaron en Texas pero ahora viven en Missouri, ¿qué estatuto se aplica?

These are the sorts of questions that are best posed to an asbestos attorney, and we’re happy to answer them for you.

Si cree que tiene derecho a una compensación por su enfermedad relacionada con el asbesto, llame, envíe un mensaje de texto o envíe un correo electrónico a nuestro bufete de abogados para que podamos decirle cuánto tiempo tiene para tomar la decisión de presentar un reclamo de fideicomiso o buscar una compensación por asbesto a través de una demanda por asbesto.  

No le costará nada llamarnos, pero podría costarle todo si espera demasiado para presentar un reclamo.

Justinian C. Lane, Esq. – AsbestosClaims.Law

Mi abuelo, mi abuela y mi padre estuvieron expuestos al asbesto en su trabajo y los tres murieron de cánceres relacionados con las vías respiratorias.

Me enteré demasiado tarde de los efectos del asbesto en la salud como para ayudarlos.

Pero mi empresa ha ayudado a muchas otras personas a recibir una compensación por los problemas de salud que desarrollaron por la exposición al asbesto. 

Call, text or email us for a completely free consultation with no obligation. I will listen to the details of your story and explain your options. We only work on contingency, so we only get paid if you do.
Every case is different, but the Law Offices of Justinian C. Lane, Esq. has obtained large settlements for thousands of people harmed by asbestos. This compensation has helped ease our clients’ financial burdens and offers a legacy to leave for their loved ones.