If you file a claim for mesothelioma the chances are that the claim will never reach a jury and could only take a year to be settled. Those cases which go to trial can take much longer.

In the case of mesothelioma, each case must be filed individually as each person’s prognosis, symptoms and medical history are different.

The amount of money the plaintiff will receive can be difficult to estimate as it depends on the type of mesothelioma the plaintiff is suffering from, the amount of lost wages and potential future earnings, the cost of medical expenses as well as damages for pain and suffering and how their life and that of their family has been affected by the disease.

Most asbestos personal injury cases are handled by an attorney on what is called a contingency fee basis. Your attorney will not charge you a fee at the outside, but will receive a percentage of the jury verdict or the settlement. Usually lawyers will charge between 25 and 40 percent plus recompense for expenses incurred.

If you have been diagnosed with any an asbestos related disease, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. To find out how we can help you recover for your asbestos related claim, contact the Law Office of Brayton Purcell, LLP  at  (800) 598-0314 immediately, or contact us online for a free consultation.

In the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City there was a major problem with dust which would blow out of air vents following workmen removing asbestos lined pipes to replace them with new ones. As they sawed through the old pipes, asbestos dust flew everywhere and at that time, 1983 and 1984, no precautions were taken to protect the staff who working in offices where the dust lay everywhere.

In 2010, courthouse employee 56 year old Nancy Lopez died of mesothelioma and her heirs won a $10.4 million settlement from the county as well the firm that carried out the pipe replacement work, Kansas City based U.S. Engineering Co.

The question now is should others who have not yet shown any symptoms of the disease also be entitled to damages which could provide them with free medical testing to enable mesothelioma to be spotted early with a greater chance of a cure?

The current class action is looking for over $40 million for a fund to provide those who worked in the courthouse or who served on the jury there, which will enable them to be monitored.

The Missouri Supreme Court in 2007 allows groups exposed to toxic substances to be compensated for x rays and basic tests but this new suit seeks unspecified punitive damages that could boost the final total by millions more and could set a precedent.

If you have been diagnosed with any an asbestos related disease, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. To find out how we can help you recover for your asbestos related claim, contact the Law Office of Brayton Purcell, LLP  at  (800) 598-0314 immediately, or contact us online for a free consultation.

A couple of weeks ago there was a two week trial in Cleveland and a jury awarded a verdict in favor of a mesothelioma victim.

The plaintiff contended that he had been exposed to asbestos fibers while working with Bendix brakes which were sold to aftermarket shops during the 1980s.

The plaintiff was employed by AutoZone from 1985 to at least 1989 and he would sand the new brakes for clients to prevent them from squeaking. This action unknowingly exposed him to asbestos fibers, and in addition Bendix had not needed to put asbestos in their brakes as previously they had sold brakes without asbestos.

Following the trial, the jury held Bendix liable for the plaintiff’s medical care and treatment, past pain and suffering prior to his death, and his wrongful death.

Bendix began selling brakes which contained asbestos in the late 1930s and continued to sell replacement asbestos brakes in the aftermarket through 2002 despite the fact that they had been designing brakes without asbestos since the mid1960s. What is worse is that during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Bendix was aware that the asbestos in its brakes could cause asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma, but chose to continue making and selling them.

If you have been diagnosed with any an asbestos related disease, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. To find out how we can help you recover for your asbestos related claim, contact the Law Office of Brayton Purcell, LLP  at  (800) 598-0314 immediately, or contact us online for a free consultation.

A verdict of $20 million has been awarded to the family of a former Navy ship fitter who died earlier this year of mesothelioma.

The plaintiff served in the Navy during the Vietnam War where he was assigned duty as a pipe fitter and ship fitter aboard three vessels, and later at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Following his discharge, he worked as a steamfitter in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

During his time both in the Navy and as a civilian steam fitter he came into contact with asbestos especially as he worked closely with boiler makers when they were removing asbestos insulation from boilers.

He was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in early 2012 and died of the disease when aged 72.

The jury took two hours to find the defendant, Burnham, LLC, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, liable for acting with reckless disregard for the plaintiff’s safety.

If you have been diagnosed with any an asbestos related disease, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. To find out how we can help you recover for your asbestos related claim, contact the Law Office of Brayton Purcell, LLP  at  (800) 598-0314 immediately, or contact us online for a free consultation.

Rose Griggs was awarded over $27 million by an Oakland jury in damages due to mesothelioma .

Rose Griggs, aged 82, used to shake out and wash her husband’s work clothes. He worked as an insulator handing insulation materials from 1950 to 1958.

During the trial it was revealed that the company who made the materials, Owens Illinois, knew from as early as the 1930s, that asbestos exposure could cause death and that test results on the material they used, called Kaylo, showed that exposure to the asbestos in the product could cause fatal diseases.

However Owens Illinois advertised Kaylo as ‘non-toxic’ and did not state that the product contained asbestos nor were there any warning on the boxes.

The jury found that Owens Illinois had not only manufactured a defective product but had failed to adequately warn and disclose information about Kaylo related health hazards. They awarded Rose and her husband a total of $27,342,500 for pain and suffering, punitive and economic damages.

If you have been diagnosed with any an asbestos related disease, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. To find out how we can help you recover for your asbestos related claim, contact the Law Office of Brayton Purcell, LLP  at  (800) 598-0314 immediately, or contact us online for a free consultation