Mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, destroys many of the body's internal cavities and is difficult to diagnose due to the initially dormant nature of the disease.  It is, therefore, extremely important that residents be made aware of every potential asbestos concentration in the community.  This is why Bay Area, California residents are taking extreme precautions against some known airborne asbestos particles in their area.  When workers at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard were found to have kicked up serpentine soil which contains asbestos fibers, the company behind the incident, Lennar Corp. was fined over half a million dollars for their failure to keep the asbestos dust under control.

Since they received this fine, companies in the area have been taking every precaution to contain airborne asbestos fibers so that they are not exposed to the community at large.  However, despite efforts to protect Bayview residents from the particles, many of them have been unknowingly exposed for quite some time.

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos, contact the Houston mesothelioma lawyers of Williams Kherkher by calling 800-781-3955.

A 59-year-old man has recently been awarded $14 million in a suit claiming that he contracted mesothelioma from being exposed to asbestos.

A jury found that a chemical manufacturing company, Union Carbide, was negligent in the case for selling asbetos fibers to other companies. The 57-year-old man was exposed to this asbestos when working for a family construction company during the 1970s. The dangerous mineral asbestos was used in over 3,000 building projects during this time.

Asbestos exposure occurs when asbestos is disturbed, allowing asbestos fibers to be inhaled or ingested. The fibers then lodge themselves in the lungs and can cause mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases.

If you or a loved one has been exposed to asbestos, contact the mesothelioma lawyers of Williams Kherkher to discuss your legal options.

A couple that filed an asbestos suit in St. Clair County Court has filed another asbestos-related suit six days later in Madison County.

The couple filed a suit against 59 defendant corporations in late April and then similar suit on May 3 in a different county. In both of the complaints, the couple claims that the husband was diagnosed with mesothelioma after his exposure to asbesots-containing products during his career as an insulator at various job sites from 1953 to 1989.

The couple is claiming that the defendants should have known about the harmful health issues caused by asbestos and should have exercised reasonable care and caution to their employees.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact the mesothelioma lawyers of Williams Kherkher by calling 800-781-3955.

A California jury has awarded a couple $208 million in a mesothelioma case.

According to the suit, the wife was exposed to asbestos fibers from her husband's work clothes which caused her to develop mesothelioma. Her husband was working for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and his job duties included cutting water pipes that were made of asbestos cement, produced by a company called CertainTeed Corp. Therefore, asbestos fibers were released on the man's clothes.

The jury awarded the family $200 million in punitive damages and $8 million in compensatory damages.

If you or a loved one has been exposed to asbestos without even working with the harmful carcinogen, you need expericed representation on your side. Contact the mesothelioma lawyers of Williams Kherkher by calling 800-781-3955.

Students at the University of New Hampshire participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life to raise awareness and funds for a fellow student who recently lost her battle to cancer.

A UNH senior found the fundraiser bittersweet because his girlfriend and fellow student recently died of nueroblastoma and mesothelioma. The student is still mourning the loss of his girlfriend but says that particiapting in the event has helped him cope because they are raising money to help research cancer and find a cure. The event raised over $69,000.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos, contact the mesothelioma lawyers of Williams Kherkher by calling 800-781-3955.