What Are Asbestos Compensation Claims?

Asbestos Compensation Claims

Asbestos compensation claims are when an asbestos victim and/or their family seeks compensation for expenses related to the victim’s asbestos exposure. Asbestos compensation claims can be made when a person is ill or showing signs of an asbestos related illness, after a family member has passed away because of an asbestos exposure related illness, or they can be made if a person simply knows that they have been exposed to asbestos.

Asbestos exposure can lead to painful, aggressive and deadly diseases such as different cancers, including mesothelioma. It is horribly unfair that many innocent people did not know they were exposed to asbestos until they came down with an awful illness or disease years later. Many innocent people are suffering and many innocent people have died because former employers knowingly exposed their employees to asbestos without informing their employees of this and/or they did not provide proper safety gear to protect their employees that were working with asbestos.

If someone has been exposed to asbestos, it is important to get them the compensation they are entitled to, even if they are not currently ill or showing signs of illness. If a much loved family member has lost their life to a disease or illness associated with asbestos exposure, their surviving family members may be entitled to compensation related to their loved one’s disease and their loss.

If you or someone you love has been exposed to asbestos it is probably a good idea to discuss your situation with a personal injury lawyer that is experienced with successfully defending the rights of asbestos victims and their families.

Compensation for Asbestos Exposure

In the United States, when someone is injured or becomes ill because of another party or parties’ negligence, malice or recklessness, they may be entitled to compensation from the party or parties that caused their injury or illness. In the horrific event a much loved family member dies because of this, their family may be entitled to compensation.      

People who have been injured through no fault of their own, often seek compensation for expenses related to their injury with the help of a personal injury lawyer. Victims of asbestos exposure often seek compensation for one or more of the following:

– Medical costs, including the costs of hospitalizations, surgeries, procedures,

 treatments, medications, emergency services, therapy, nurses, nursing home

 facilities, home care nurses, etc.

– Loss of income

– Loss of quality of life

– Loss of child care

– Loss of household management

– Loss of abilities

– Emotional and/or mental health issues

– Loss of health insurance

– Pain and suffering

When a family loses a much loved member to an illness related to asbestos exposure, they may be entitled to the above reasons for compensation, in addition to one or more of the following:

– Funeral costs, including burial and/or cremation, a reception, etc.

– Loss of consortium (spousal support)

– Loss of parental support and guidance

– Loss of retirement benefits

– Grief and loss

If you need a good personal injury lawyer to fight for the rights of an asbestos exposure victim, contact the best mesothelioma lawyer Waco, Texas has to offer, as soon as you can.