Mesothelioma Attorneys Serving Clients from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Mesothelioma/Asbestos Cancer/Asbestos Disease

For more than 35 years , the attorneys of Nass Cancelliere, have successfully handled over 3,500 asbestos claims involving mesothelioma, and other injuries and fatal cancers caused by exposure to asbestos.

We take great pride in our asbestos-related litigation experience which has earned us a reputation as one of the premier firms in this country representing asbestos victims.

Millions of people have been exposed to asbestos

Asbestosis a mineral that comes from the ground just like coal.  Beginning in the early 1900’s and up through the late 1980’s, asbestos was used in hundreds of different products, including pipe insulation, cements, joint compounds, gaskets, floor tile, brake linings, packing, wallboard, boilers, furnaces, and many other industrial, construction, and household products.

It is estimated that over 25 million people have been exposed to asbestos during their lifetime.

Asbestos-related cancers and diseases

Exposure to asbestos is known to cause the following types of cancers:

Exposure to asbestos can also cause serious non-cancerous diseases such as:

  • Pulmonary Asbestosis
  • Asbestos-Related Pleural Disease

How people were exposed to asbestos

Millions of workers have been exposed to asbestos working in various job settings.  Some of those work places include:

  • U.S. Navy
  • Shipyards
  • Oil Refineries
  • Steel Mills
  • Chemical Companies
  • Power Plants
  • Heavy Industries
  • Construction (Industrial, Commercial, Residential)
  • Motor Vehicle Repair

Some of the trades that frequently handled or were exposed to asbestos include:

  • Insulators
  • Pipefitters
  • Plumbers
  • Bricklayers
  • Electricians
  • Boilermakers
  • Carpenters
  • Welders
  • Painters
  • Construction Laborers
  • Auto Mechanics

Other individuals experienced exposure to asbestos while performing home improvement work or changing brakes on their cars.

Tragically, wives and children have also contracted asbestos diseases and cancers as a result of asbestos being brought into the home by their husbands and fathers.

Asbestos companies conspired to cover-up the dangers of asbestos

The dangers of asbestos have been known for over 100 years.  The first study about the dangers of asbestos was published in 1906.  Asbestos companies did everything they could throughout the 1900’s to cover-up the dangers of asbestos.  Millions of workers were exposed to asbestos without knowing about its deadly effects.

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