News organizations across the country frequently report on the criminal dumping, disposing and burning of asbestos by negligent firefighters, developers, property owners, and others. Asbestos is the overwhelming and primary cause of diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. And yet it seems that nearly every week someone (usually an innocent bystander, public servant, or local resident) is exposed. What motivates this dangerous behavior? Could it be greed or laziness?

While this is certainly tragic, it seems to us that the bigger picture is that manufacturers knowingly put this deadly substance in our buildings, homes, and work places; and that they were aware that people would continue to be harmed from it as long as the nearly indestructible fibers existed.

In fact, the frequency of diagnosed mesothelioma cases is continuing to rise, and is expected to peak over the next several years. This is due, in great part, to asbestos’s wide use in the middle decades of the 20th century and the fact that mesothelioma has a latency period of as many as 40 or more years after exposure.

The ongoing pain and suffering of asbestos cancer and mesothelioma victims around the world is heartbreaking. Unfortunately, the horrible greed exhibited by asbestos manufacturers will continue to cause pain for years.

As Mesothelioma attorneys, we find great satisfaction in holding these money-hungry companies financially responsible. Join us in the fight, and seek the financial compensation you deserve for your injuries.