Asbestos Attorney Maryland
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral. For decades, asbestos was
used in countless products, and a wide range of workers came in contact
with deadly asbestos dust. Those that suffer from mesothelioma as a
result of this exposure do have rights and can seek compensation. The
asbestos attorneys in Maryland at Matthew E. Kiely, LLC may be able to
help you file an asbestos lawsuit. Contact our Baltimore, Maryland law
office, serving Annapolis, Washington, DC, and nationwide clients.
Since the early 1900s, asbestos manufacturing companies, the
companies who used asbestos, and their insurance companies have known
that asbestos poses a deadly hazard. In the 1930s, studies demonstrated
that exposure to asbestos dust could be life threatening. Moreover, the
asbestos companies funded secret studies that demonstrated that asbestos
causes cancer and mesothelioma.
However, the asbestos companies concealed their knowledge of the deadly
hazard posed by asbestos. As a result, millions of workers in the
United States continued to work with and around asbestos without knowing
of the danger.
In the 1970s, the United States government created the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA recognized that asbestos
exposure caused serious health problems including asbestosis, lung
cancer, and mesothelioma. It also enacted regulations designed to
protect American workers. However, even after the government imposed
regulations, many companies continued to expose their workers to
asbestos and failed to adequately warn or protect those workers. Indeed,
today doctors are diagnosing asbestos, lung cancer, and mesothelioma in
individuals who were exposed to asbestos in the 1970s.
Even as asbestos use
was being reduced, however, countless numbers of people continued to be
exposed to asbestos-containing products. Indeed, many products
containing asbestos continued to be sold and used. Because asbestos was
so widely used, people who contract mesothelioma and lung cancer from
asbestos have been exposed to asbestos in a variety of ways and places.
If you are interested in filing an asbestos lawsuit in the Annapolis or
Baltimore area, or throughout the United States, Maryland asbestos attorney, Matthew Kiely, may be able to help. Contact asbestos attorney, Matthew Kiely, about a mesothelioma lawsuit today.
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Asbestos & Lung Cancer
In addition to causing mesothelioma, asbestos has been found to cause
lung cancer, known medically as adenocarcinoma. In fact, some studies
show that, in smokers, exposure to asbestos may increase the risk of
lung cancer by 800 percent. Asbestos companies and tobacco companies
knew of this deadly risk for decades but did nothing to warn people of
the increased risk of lung cancer posed to smokers who were exposed to
asbestos.
If you have been diagnosed with lung cancer and believe that you may
have been exposed to asbestos, please contact Maryland asbestos attorney
Matthew Kiely, for a free evaluation of your asbestos claim. An
asbestos lawsuit filed by our Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland area
clients or any of our clients nationwide could result in substantial
recoveries for the victim. A qualified asbestos attorney in Maryland can
help you determine if you have an eligible case.