Los Angeles Asbestos Attorneys

Asbestos Exposure and Asbestosis

Asbestos is a odorless fibrous material which used to be widely used in buildings for both insulation and fireproofing.  Some of the older Los Angeles buildings, both residential and commercial, still have asbestos in them.  When these older buildings are renovated or demolished, the asbestos fibers are inhaled by an unsuspecting person and is lodged in the person's lungs.  Asbestos then causes inflammation and scarring of the lungs.  Many construction workers and employees are not informed of their employer of the possibility of asbestos exposure.  Subsequently, many years later these employees suffer from asbestos poisoning, and are forced to suffer from a preventable disease.  Especially where the asbestos exposure was preventable, the employers or the asbestos manufacturing companies should be held responsible for the severe and serious injuries they caused.  To assist you in recovering for your injuries you should contact an experienced Los Angeles Asbestos Attorney.

After someone has been exposed to Asbestos, and it has begun to create scar tissue in the lungs, this tissue then reduces the quantity of oxygen which can be absorbed in the body.  If someone has been exposed to large quantities of asbestos, there may be such substantial scarring that an affected person may have shortness of breath, reoccurring lung infections, respiratory failure as well as heart failure.  There is no effective treatment for this condition, which is called asbestosis.  Where these asbestos injuries are so severe, it is important for the injured person, or the family of the deceased, along with bringing a wrongful death action, to hire and retain a skilled lawyer to guide them through the legal process and to conduct substantial investigative research.

Dangers of Asbestos Exposure

For those people whose occupation requires that they be exposed continually to asbestos have developed various types of potentially life-threatening diseases such as:

• Asbestosis;
• Lung cancer;
• Pericardial mesothelioma; 
• Peritoneal mesothelioma; and
• Pleural mesothelioma. 

Unfortunately, the above life-threatening diseases cannot presently be cured, but there are potential treatments which may extend the seriously injured person's life. 

Contact a Los Angeles Asbestos Lawyer

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that in one year nearly 1,500 people recently died from asbestos exposure as compared to approximately 100 cases in 1968.  The numbers of asbestos fatalities are also expected to rise over the next couple years.

If you or a loved one are suffering from asbestos injuries or if you know or believe you were exposed to Asbestos, please contact a Los Angeles Asbestosis Attorney for a free confidential consultation at 800-715-4489.