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What To Do When Diagnosed With Asbestosis In Louisiana You may be able to make a claim or file a lawsuit related to an asbestosis diagnosis in New Orleans. Asbestosis is a disease caused by the chronic inhalation of tiny asbestos fibers which, over time, lead to scar tissue formation in the lungs. Lung tissue is delicate, […]

Asbestos Injury Attorney For Those With Asbestosis In Louisiana No, being diagnosed with asbestosis or any other asbestos-related disease does not mean that you will definitely develop mesothelioma. However it does indicate that you are at higher risk for developing mesothelioma or another asbestos-related cancer. When dealing with any health crisis, it can help to stay focused […]

Compensation For Asbestos Exposure In New Orleans Only your doctor is qualified to determine the cause of your lung cancer. However, asbestos has been known to cause lung cancer since at least the 1940s. Today asbestos-related lung cancer is thought to be responsible for more than 6,000 deaths in the United States each year. Your […]

Hiring A Louisiana Asbestos Injury Attorney For Best Results In A Mesothelioma Claim Yes, as with most states in America, Louisiana has a statute of limitations that applies in legal cases. For injury cases, the statute is generally one year, and after that it is assumed that the injured person has waived their right to […]

At The Gertler Law Firm, we operate on a contingency fee basis. That means that you pay nothing up front, and we collect nothing if we don’t obtain an award or a settlement for you. This arrangement incentivizes us to treat your mesothelioma case with all the care it deserves, and builds in trust that […]

Mesothelioma hits older Americans the hardest, which can leave their families devastated. Family members, including the victim’s spouse and children, are able to file claims of wrongful death against companies that produced asbestos, employers who failed to inform workers about the dangers of exposure to carcinogenic asbestos in the workplace. In some cases, that could […]

Learning that you have a dangerous disease like mesothelioma is a huge shock, and for most people in your situation, the idea of interviewing lawyers to get the compensation you deserve is simply the last thing you want to do with your time. We understand, because we’ve been helping people and families impacted by mesothelioma and other […]

No, if you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma in New Orleans, you’ll pursue a claim against any of a number of potential parties, from former employers and the VA to the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products, based on those entities’ negligence in exposing you to cancer-causing asbestos. Wrongful death claims in a mesothelioma context are filed by the […]

Mesothelioma always represents an instance of negligence on the part of asbestos companies and many large employers who knowingly exposed their workers to carcinogenic asbestos fibers without informing them of the dangers or providing safety equipment to protect them. When a person is diagnosed with mesothelioma, it’s usually based on workplace exposure to asbestos, though […]