Mesothelioma Lawyers

Masry & Vititoe has been successfully representing seriously injured clients for decades, and has recovered for them the monetary compensation that they deserve for their injuries. Our Mesothelioma attorneys have the experience and knowledge to represent our clients in the most challenging personal injury cases. If you were exposed to asbestos and experienced any serious side effects, including mesothelioma, you might have a claim for your injuries.

Facts about Mesothelioma

• Mesothelioma is a cancer which almost exclusively results from asbestos exposure, sometimes fifty years after the incident of exposure.
• Pleural mesothelioma is the most common manifestation--a tumor within the pleura of the lung.
• Mesothelioma can also develop in the lining of the stomach- called peritoneal mesothelioma.
• Mesothelioma that develops in the heart sac is called pericardial mesothelioma.
• Mesothelioma is an insidious, painful and progressive type of cancer, for which there is no cure.
• Companies that profited from making, selling and using asbestos in their products knew and employers who required their employees to handle asbestos knew or should have known decades ago that asbestos could kill people. Nevertheless, these companies continued to market and sell these deadly product, and require employees to continue handling it.