One of the issues in my personal life that has partially inspired this forum is ongoing asbestos settlements we have related to the maritime lawsuits and my father's estate.
My dad, like many others during the 1950's and earlier was exposed to asbestos and possibly mesothelioma during his time in the merchant marines. He even told us that they used to stir up the asbestos powder like they were "baking a cake". Yeah, a poisoness asbestos cake.
There are literally thousands of mesothelioma cases with major companies that were involved in everything from navy ship building contractors to the companies who made the paint for use on the ships.
We are not sure how exactly my dad died. He died of cancer and was in the marines during this time and thus the maritime lawsuits ongoing have us getting letters and some check settlements - nothing too big. In our situation, we did not have to hire a lawyer ourselves. The meso lawyers in charge of the martime and marine cases are handling everything. These settlements have been going on for over 10 years now and seem to be continuing.
If there are any law firms that specialize in these cases or others who have family members involved in settlements, we would like to hear from you. The rest of this forum can be used for all types of medical malpractice and lawsuit information.
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There is a more in depth article that we wrote dealing with the history of asbestos use and the maritime lawsuits ongoing.
The liability and the fact that many companies are no longer business is playing an important factor as well.
Maritime Hazards and contractors for liability mesothelioma cancer lawsuits.
It is now September 21st and we have not received any settlement information in several months on our family case. This has happened before. I find it very interesting how 10 years+ into this maritime asbestos class action case that there are this many companies to still sue.
Our checks have never been that big. Every 3 or 4 months, maybe $500 on average. We have recieved more on other checks. We really never know. I really wonderwhat's left in the litigation tank of all of this. I'll keep you posted and if anyone else has stories of class action asbestos claims or merchant marine settlements - please post.
Thanks
Asbestos exposure was a very dangerous element in the workplace not so long ago. For many, the discovery of those hazards and sickness came too late but there are options for those suffering with sickness and hazards due to asbestos poison and exposure.
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