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Pennsylvania Asbestos Lawsuits

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 by Thomas R. Anapol

The use of Asbestos in the industrial era began in the United States in 1858 when Johns Manville, then known as the Johns Company, mined fibrous anthophyllite for use as asbestos insulation at a quarry at Ward’s Hill on Staten Island New York.

Also being an Industrial City, Philadelphia, and surrounding Pennsylvania Suburbs jumped on the Asbestos Industry Bandwagon. The Philadelphia Navy Shipyard, and U.S. Steel in Levittown are just two of the notable local entities that used Asbestos in their daily operations. During the last century, it is estimated that more than 25 million tons of asbestos were used to construct factories, offices, schools, shipyards and homes. Asbestos became a standard for insulation.

In the 1950s, the asbestos industry changed when scientists confirmed, through a long-term study, that there was a distinctive correlation between ingestion of asbestos fibers and mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer.

Four diseases that have been directly related to asbestos exposure in order of severity are:

� Pleural Plaque/Thickening

� Asbestosis

� Lung Cancer Adenocarcinoma

� Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma, though the most severe, is the least common of the four diseases. The Most common form of Cancer directly related to asbestos is Lung Cancer Adenocarcinoma. Latency period for Lung Cancer Adenocarcinoma can be 20 or even 30 years. So even if you encountered prolonged asbestos exposure while working in Pennsylvania as far back as the 1970s, you may have grounds for a Pennsylvania Asbestos Lawsuit.

It has now been well-documented that the asbestos industry was well aware of these problems, and acted overtly to prevent the public, and victims, from learning of the dangers of asbestos. The manufacturers failure to recognize has led to countless Pennsylvania Asbestos Lawsuits.

For more information on Pennsylvania Asbestos Lawsuits, please visit: http://www.anapolschwartz.com/practice s/asbestos.shtml

Posted at 11:43 AM

Topic: Litigation