Mesothelioma, a cancer of the chest lining, is caused by exposure to asbestos. It can take as long as 40 years to manifest itself. However, once diagnosed, mesothelioma patients typically have only months to live. It has been found that secondary exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma. A ruling by a Washington State Court of Appeals allows victims of secondary asbestos exposure living in the same home to make a claim for their asbestos related diseases such as asbestos cancer, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Lawrence Rochon was working for 49 years in an work area where he was exposed to asbestos. His wife Adline used to wash his work clothes everyday. She got exposed to this secondary asbestos and contacted mesothelioma, and eventually died. To learn more, contact the Mesothelioma Lawyers at Williams Kherkher.

Joan Mahoney and her husband Daniel Mahoney won a $20 million dollar verdict in an asbestos lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court in California. Mrs. Mahoney used to work part time in her family business of construction. Her husband was also active in this business. They built or remodelled in excess of 200 houses through the three decades of 1970, 1980 and 1990. As part of their remodelling work they used Georgia Pacific’s asbestos-containing joint compound. This constant exposure to the asbestos in the compound led Mrs. Mahoney to contact the debilitating and fatal lung cancer Mesothelioma.  The court ruled that Georgia Pacific knew about the disease but continued to making this asbestos-containing joint compound when all other companies had stopped. To learn more, contact the Mesothelioma Lawyers at Williams Kherkher at 1.800.220.9341.

Deborah Reeve worked as a paramedic at the Morris Park section of Bronx, New York. Reeve worked as a paramedic at the morgue at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. Reeve was exposed to the toxic dust of Ground Zero due to the nature of her work. She breathed in a lot of asbestos dust and contacted mesothelioma. This started as a cough in 2003 and then developed into lung cancer Mesothelioma. Reeve died from mesothelioma on March 16, 2006. She was 41 years old.  For more information, contact the Mesothelioma Lawyers at Williams Kherkher at 1.800.220.9341.

A San Francisco awarded a $7 million verdict to the plaintiffs in a mesothelioma lawsuit against asbestos manufacturer Georgia Pacific Corp. Joan and John Mahoney sued Georgia Pacific, claiming that the asbestos it produced was the cause of Mrs. Mahoney's mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an incurable, terminal cancer linked to exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. The plaintiffs alleged that Georgia Pacific was negligent in continuing to manufacture asbestos even though they knew of its harmful effects. The total verdict handed down by the jury was in the amount of $20 million. Of that, Georgia Pacific's assigned responsibility covers approximately 1/3, or $7 million. The rest of the award will most likely not be paid. To learn more about legal options for mesothelioma victims, call 866-950-9000 and set up a free initial consultation with a mesothelioma lawyer from Williams Kherkher today.

A Bergen county, New Jersey, jury awarded a settlement of $30.3 million to the wife and daughters of Mark Buttitta. Mark died of mesothelelioma on December 21, 2002. He contacted this killer disease from the asbestos fibers on his father’s and brother’s clothes that they wore to work. Mark was first diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001. Mark's father and brother were employed by GM parts warehouses in Bloomfield and Englewood, New Jersey. His father was a lifelong GM employee, working as a parts picker at the GM warehouses, handling brakes and clutches made with asbestos. Mark was also exposed to this carcinogenic material when he worked as a summer employee in GM. Mark had worked summers during college at the facility as a parts picker. Mark was 50 at the time of his death and was working as an advertising executive. To learn more, contact the Mesothelioma Lawyers at Williams Kherkher at 1.800.220.9341.