Are you a U.S. military veteran of the armed services experiencing complications related to asbestos exposure? Have you had a diagnosis that leads you to believe that you might be beneficiary to class action lawsuits directed at manufacturer responsibility for asbestos installation? Similar to the liabilities that emerged in response to Agent Orange exposure several decades ago, the rise in military veteran diagnosis of mesothelioma from asbestos exposure during the same period (1950s to 1970s) has increased in the last several years. Delay of signs and symptoms to mesothelioma is not unusual. A terminal illness, progressive complications to mesothelioma disease such as cancer can remain dormant for long periods despite that the prognosis to the condition is serious.
If you think that you have mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure during military service in the United States Air Force, Army, Navy or Marines, an attorney can assist in assessment and litigation of legal liability. Veterans have one of the highest medical index rates of mesothelioma in the U.S., and while many veterans are uncertain of legal recourse, compensatory damages for the pain and suffering of losses incurred during illness can be readily evaluated by expert witnesses. Although the military services are immune to such suits due to government protections to liability against tortfeasor claims of this sort, negligence calculus to asbestos risk is a well-established element in precedent. Nevertheless, there has been enough controversy related to U.S. government deployment of troops and staff to military facilities containing asbestos between WWII and Vietnam.
Plaintiffs to mesothelioma claims generally sue the manufacturer entity responsible for the production of asbestos products used in military installations such as navy shipyards. Mesothelioma is the result of inhalation of asbestos particles. Most military personnel sustained toxic exposure in activities such as building, boilmaker installation, electrical maintenance, mechanics, pipefitting, plumbing, shipfitting and welding roles. Secondary exposure in inhalation of asbestos dust from the clothes and hair of personnel on the base or in contact from construction projects emitting large airbourne asbestos circulation in the air in those facilities is believed to be the major cause leading to the prognosis. Federal rules on strict liability in cases of gross negligence are defined by rules on compensatory risk. Due to the fact that asbestos was deemed illegal several decades ago, regulatory statute supports such claims.
The U.S. Veterans Administration offers information and referrals to treatment of mesothelioma afflicted parties. Obligation to current and former employees whom have developed mesothelioma and other asbestos cancer is fundamental to discovery of lawsuits in support of duty to a standard of reasonable care of those personnel. Mesothelioma patients are often put in the position to negotiate financial difficulties created by unusually large medical bills and retraction of income during treatment. Economic distress can be daunting. Veterans may find that the additional financial stress extends remission time. An attorney can provide counsel on attaining adequate legal response in the form of compensation for medical expenses and substantial remedy for the loss of income and suffering.
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