Visit us anytime at https://www.asbestosclaims.law/. For decades, the asbestos industry knew of the health risks of asbestos, but failed to warn workers and consumers. They got away with it because asbestos has a long latency. That means it can take a long time after asbestos exposure - even forty or fifty years - for health problems to appear.
That is also why asbestos took so long to regulate. Many people did not know they had asbestos-related illnesses until decades after they were exposed. The asbestos industry knew about the dangers of its product since the 1930s. But asbestos manufacturers did not use a warning label, or caution customers. Instead, they quietly paid off injured employees and made them keep the settlements confidential. This prevented the general public from knowing that asbestos manufacturers recognized that workers exposed to asbestos were developing health
The most famous case that finally brought the horrors of asbestos into the public view was Borel v. Fibreboard Corp., and that didn’t come about until the early 1970s. For thirty years before, Clarence Borel had worked installing asbestos insulation in refineries and shipyards. His employers knowingly put him in harm’s way and he developed (and eventually died from) mesothelioma.
But his victory in this case paved the way for thousands of other workers who developed health problems from asbestos exposure. We have a massive library of learning resources about the legal history of asbestos. And I have made it my life’s work to fight for those injured by the asbestos industry.
If you’d like to learn more about the history of asbestos, how it may affect your health, and how you can apply for compensation, be sure to check out our lengthy and ever-growing catalog of video and blog resources at http://www.AsbestosClaims.law and on our YouTube channel, and be sure to contact my offices at any time for a free consultation. We will not spam you, pressure you, or call you incessantly.
I learned about the dangers of asbestos too late to help my family. But maybe I can help yours.
