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Asbestos

Asbestos is a naturally-occurring mineral that was once called "the miracle mineral" because of its resistance to heat and its incredible strength. From the early 1900's to the late 1970's, asbestos was used in virtually every industrial industry. Unfortunately, the properties that made asbestos strong and heat resistant also made it very dangerous to work with.

Today, every major health organization recognizes that asbestos can cause cancer. The type of cancer most strongly associated with asbestos is mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer that is always fatal and is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos.

The most common usage of asbestos was as a form of insulation. Consequently, individuals who applied or removed asbestos insulation are at the greatest risk of developing cancer due to asbestos exposure. Sadly, people who engaged in many other types of occupations are also at risk because of the wide variety of purposes for which asbestos was used. In fact, at one point a major brewery filtered its beer through raw asbestos fibers.

The asbestos lawyers at Ketterman Rowland & Westlund will travel anywhere in the country to represent an individual who has developed cancer as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos. The primary types of cancer associated with asbestos are: Mesothelioma, lung cancer, throat cancer, stomach cancer, and colon cancer. Asbestos can occasionally cause cancer in other areas of the body. For example, asbestos attorney Justinian Lane once represented an individual in Iowa who developed testicular mesothelioma.

In many cases, the asbestos attorneys at Ketterman Rowland & Westlund are able to help asbestos victims without having to file a lawsuit. That's because many asbestos companies setup special bankruptcy trusts designed to compensate asbestos victims without the necessity of filing a lawsuit. There are literally billions of dollars remaining in these asbestos trusts and you may be eligible to collect an asbestos settlement if you have developed cancer from your exposure to asbestos.

One of the reasons that there is so much money available to asbestos victims is because asbestos companies hid the dangers of asbestos for many years. The ancient Roman historian Pliny the Elder once wrote that it was not wise to buy slaves who worked in asbestos mines because they tend to die young. Medical knowledge about the dangers of asbestos advanced greatly throughout the centuries, and by 1898 there was ample evidence that exposure to asbestos could be fatal.

But asbestos companies concealed the risks of asbestos for many more years, and it was not until Dr. Irving Selikoff issued a report in 1964 about the health risks of asbestos that the general public began to learn about the hazards of asbestos usage. The first mesothelioma lawsuit was filed in Texas 1966, and within twenty years, thousands of asbestos lawsuits had been filed against the companies that concealed the hazards of asbestos usage.

If you believe you may have an injury related to exposure to asbestos, please contact Ketterman Rowland & Westlund today. An asbestos attorney will speak with you personally to tell you how our firm can help you.

Becoming familiar with your legal rights is the first step toward standing up for yourself and recovering what you deserve. The firm of Ketterman Rowland and Westlund is the legal team you need to protect your rights and get the compensation you deserve.

Call Ketterman Rowland and Westlund now for a free consultation.