Mesothelioma is a cancer that derives solely from exposure to asbestos. Asbestos fibers inhaled our bodies remain in our body for 20 to 40 years before the disease manifests.
A judicial proceeding of this type has three objectives:
- Financially compensate the damage and the pain suffered
- Compensate any financial loss that may result from the disease, as is, for example, loss of employment
- Reimburse medical expenses, if they existed, from the treatment of the disease
The lawyers in this field must be knowledgeable about the legal and medical terms related to a case of asbestos.
Pain and suffering : two common words in these procedures and describe the state of emotional turmoil, psychological stress and physical suffering experienced by the patient.
These three areas correspond to most of the amount to indemnify and depend on the specific case. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma you should be advised by professional experts who will fight for fair compensation.
Economic loss : although most of those affected are retired when the mesothelioma develops, there are others who are still working. A professional expert will claim compensation for remuneration lost as a result of the disease.
Medical expenses : although not usual in our country, it is possible to claim medical expenses incurred by the affected as it has the right to have private health care, including medical treatment, rehabilitation and hospitalization. They may also claimed the costs of home care that required affected.
Who pays?
Most actions are filed against companies who manufactured, exported or used asbestos. As these companies responsible for the use of asbestos is obvious that they are responsible for the damage caused to their workers. Procedural success will depend, in large part, to prove that the employer knew the danger that asbestos had implicit and lack of information provided to the worker.
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