Victims' Rights

Victims of asbestos exposure have several legal options available to them. If you’re suffered from an asbestos-related disease or you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer, contact our attorney for more information.

MR. MICHAEL B. LEH: Many people think that the asbestos litigation no longer exists or that there’s one big Class Action. There are a lot of misconceptions about the asbestos litigation. The truth is, it’s going stronger than ever, although it’s a little more complicated than most areas of litigation. So that if you’re suffering from an asbestos-related disease, if you’ve been diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer or with asbestosis, there absolutely are claims that you still can pursue. Many of the traditional asbestos defendants, the largest manufacturers and suppliers of asbestos products, have filed for bankruptcy in the last many years and as a result, trusts have been created, the sole purpose of which is to process the claims. So if you’re diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease and you come to us to represent you, we will most frequently file a lawsuit on your behalf and conduct litigation against those companies who have not filed for bankruptcy, while at the same time filing a number of claims against the trusts that have been created by the Bankruptcy Courts. So you’ll have a number of different avenues in which you’ll receive compensation over different periods of time. The Statute of Limitations is frequently told, when the bankrupt companies filed for regrent organization, so even if you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease more than two years ago or longer than the Statute of Limitations in the state in which you live, you still may have viable claims that we can and will pursue on your behalf against those trusts.