Baltimore Mesothelioma Lawyer
Obtaining Results You Deserve
Because of its utility as a fire-retardant and heat-resistant material with significant material strength, asbestos
became a common material in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It
was used in insulation, drywall joint compound, gaskets, floor tiles,
roofing tiles, ropes, and automotive parts such as brake pads, clutch
facings, and valve covers. By 1900, however, doctors began reporting a
number of significant health risks associated with asbestos exposure,
including asbestosis and cancer,
and by 1924 a disease had been named after the mineral, asbestosis.
Asbestosis was known to cause the death of asbestos workers at very
young ages. By the 1930s, asbestos was being linked to cancer as well.
Despite this, asbestos manufacturers continued to utilize the
material because asbestos-containing products were bringing in a
significant profit. As a result, asbestos became the cause of
mesothelioma suffered by hundreds of thousands of American workers and
their wives and children, who became sick as a result of asbestos fibers
from clothing.
In continuing to use asbestos long after its affects were known,
manufacturers, construction firms, mill owners, and other asbestos
companies weighed their gain against your risk, making profit off the
sickness they knew you might suffer. They never worried what would
become of your children who lost their father or mother to mesothelioma.
They never worried what would become of your children who lost a parent
whose only crime was hugging a father who came home covered in asbestos
fibers. But you do worry. It is unfair that you and your family
should suffer while these companies continue to enjoy their profit.
Although few treatment options are effective in reversing the course of
mesothelioma, the law does allow a means by which you can ensure your
loved ones are taken care of. The asbestos attorneys in Maryland
at Matthew E. Kiely, LLC seek to hold the manufacturers, distributors,
and installers of asbestos-related products responsible for the debt
they owe your family. We will aggressively pursue your claim, and we
will not cease from striving until every family has been justly
compensated.