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_______________________________________________________________ Texas
Asbestos Primary and Secondary Asbestos Exposure Claims
Texas
Asbestos Secondary Exposure Lawyer Jason Coomer has
worked on several primary and secondary asbestos exposure claims including mesothelioma claims
and other asbestos disease claims. Secondary exposure
claims include asbestos claims by the spouses, widows, and
families of asbestos workers including insulators,
pipefitters, ship builders, refinery workers,
construction workers, asbestos abatement workers,
maintenance workers, and other asbestos workers who received
exposure to asbestos fibers and dust that were brought home
on the clothes of asbestos workers. Many family
members were unknowingly exposed to asbestos fibers and have
breathed in fibers causing mesothelioma and other forms of
cancer.
If you have a mesothelioma claim or other
asbestos disease claim caused by primary or secondary asbestos exposure or have lost a loved one
through mesothelioma or asbestos exposure,
use our online submission form
or
contact Texas Asbestos Lawyer, Jason Coomer,
for a
free review of your potential claim.
Asbestos Primary Exposure Claims
Common modern uses are
as thermal pipe and boiler insulation, spray-applied fire
proofing and sound proofing, floor coverings, ceiling tiles,
roofing materials and "transite" pipe and sheeting. In the United States, asbestos became widely used in the
early 1900s and its use peaked during the 1950s, 1960s, and
1970s. During this time millions of workers were
exposed to asbestos products. The workers that built
many of our refineries, manufacturing plants, ships,
chemical plants, and other infastructure during the 1950s,
1960s, and 1970s. This included many pipefitters,
insulators, refinery workers, pipefitter helpers, engineers,
and other workers that worked along the Texas Gulf Coast.
During this time the petrochemical and ship building
industry around Houston and Port Arthur were growing quickly
as such workers in Texas City, Deer Park, Pasadena, and
other small towns along the Texas Ship Channel were exposed
to asbestos products.
Despite wide spread use of asbestos many asbestos
manufacturers and industry insiders became aware of the
serious health issues surrounding asbestos in the 1930s and
1940s, but kept the information secret from workers and from
the public. In the 1970s the Federal government stepped in
and regulated the use of asbestos products. It is also now
commonly agreed that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, lung cancer, and other health problems.
Asbestos Secondary Exposure Claims
Many families along the Houston Ship
Channel were supported by workers that were exposed to high
levels of asbestos fibers. Many of these workers
unknowingly brought asbestos fibers and asbestos dust home
exposing their wives and families to toxic dust fibers that
were inhaled. These secondary exposure claims are
becoming more common along the Houston Ship Channel area as
more and more wives and widows of asbestos workers are now
coming down with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases.
If you are the spouse or family member of an asbestos worker
and are experiencing severe symptoms including the following
symptoms, you should be screened for asbestos diseases:
1) Shortness of breath, wheezing, or hoarseness.
2) A persistent cough that gets worse over time.
3) Blood in the sputum (fluid) coughed up.
4) Pain or tightening in the chest.
5) Difficulty swallowing.
6) Swelling of the neck or face.
7) Loss of appetite.
8) Weight loss.
9) Fatigue or anemia.
10) Fever, night sweat
Other Asbestos Primary Exposure Worker &
Construction Worker Claims
Today despite being better regulated over 1
million employees in construction and general industry face
significant asbestos exposure on the job. Many of
these exposures occur in the construction industry, particularly during the
removal of asbestos products in the renovation or demolition
process. Numerous construction workers are now
dismantling many of the buildings and refineries that were
built with asbestos products. These workers are often
not given proper respiratory protection and sustain heavy
primary exposure from the demolition of buildings that cause
asbestos fibers to be knocked into the air. Many of
these construction workers and abatement workers will have
mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases in the future.
Employees are also likely to be exposed during the
manufacture of asbestos products (such as textiles, friction
products, insulation, and other building materials) and
during automotive brake and clutch repair work.
Asbestos Secondary Exposure is Still Occurring
The families and spouses of these
hardworking construction workers that are tearing down
asbestos filled buildings, refineries, and manufacturing
plants are still receiving asbestos exposure from
construction and demolition companies that do not take
proper asbestos abatement procedures. Wives and
children of these construction workers greet their hard
working husbands and fathers at home and unknowingly receive
exposure to high levels of asbestos fibers that can cause
mesothelioma and asbestos diseases later in life.
If someone you know has mesothelioma or other form of cancer
related to Asbestos exposure it is important that they get
the best medical care that they can find and that the source
of their exposure is stopped. If you have any questions feel
free to send an
e-mail to Texas Asbestos Lawyer, Jason Coomer.
As an Austin Mesothelioma Lawyer,
Houston Mesothelioma Lawyer, and San Antonio Mesothelioma Lawyer,
Jason Coomer has worked on a wide variety of cases
and has had the opportunity to work
with and against some excellent lawyers including Dallas
Mesothelioma Lawyers, Houston Mesothelioma Lawyers,
San Antonio Mesothelioma Lawyers, and Austin Mesothelioma Lawyers. Assembling
litigation teams of Texas Mesothelioma Lawyers for the larger cases and building
multimedia presentations for large trials, mediations, arbitrations,
and
hearings. Individualized attention to a
Texas Mesothelioma Claim
is extremely important. Make sure that you have a
Texas Mesothelioma Attorney that knows your name and is familiar with your
asbestos
death claim or asbestos personal injury
claim as well as your wants and needs.
If you have been seriously injured or
have lost a loved one through the wrongful actions of
another,
feel
free to contact Austin Mesothelioma Lawyer, Jason Coomer, with your name, dates of
exposure,
location of exposure, injuries or loss, and
name of the potential defendant for a
free review of your potential claim.
Wrongful Death
Claims - As a Texas Asbestos Death Lawyer
handling asbestos death claims, Mesothelioma Claim Lawyer, Jason
Coomer assists the families of the
deceased and assert their rights after a death caused by
asbestos exposure. He helps the family pursue asbestos
death claims including people injured in Texas or killed by
corporations in Texas that sell dangerous asbestos products.
Premises Liability &
Dangerous Condition Claims - Numerous
people are injured and killed each year by dangerous
asbestos
conditions and hazardous hidden traps. Asbestos hidden
in old refineries, chemical plants, schools, commercial
buildings, homes, and other buildings can cause severe
disease and even death. Many times property owners or premises
maintainers know or through a reasonable inspection
should have known about hidden asbestos products, but don't
want to spend the money for proper asbestos abatement. When attempting to seek
compensation from the premises owner/maintainer for
negligently exposing workers to asbestos or fraudulently
concealing asbestos, an injured person or the family of an
injured person
often needs assistance proving liability and damages as well
as avoiding traps that many insurance adjusters set to avoid
paying just claims.
Toxic Exposure Claims -
Microbiological
contamination (sick building syndrome/mold infestation),
Chemical Pollutants, electromagnetic fields,
lead paint,
insecticides,
Mercury,
bad
drugs, and petrochemicals are just a few know toxins
that can cause harm to humans. In
assembling litigation teams of Texas Mesothelioma Lawyers
for the larger cases, Jason Coomer works with Dallas
asbestos claim Lawyers, Houston asbestos claim Lawyers,
San Antonio asbestos claim Lawyers, and other Austin
asbestos claim Lawyers.
If you have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one
through the wrongful actions of another,
feel free to
contact asbestos lawyer Jason Coomer with your name, dates of exposure, location of
exposure, nature of the injuries or loss, and name of the
potential defendant. I am available for a free review
of your potential claim.
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