Ask Your Lawyer: Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lawsuits
Article by James Rowe
A partial list of the high risk industries for asbestos exposure includes oil, wood products, steel, chemical manufacturing, power generation and construction. These are industries where job sites routinely exposed workers to asbestos up through the mid 1980s. At that point asbestos products came under restrictive laws so that they were no longer used in the construction of new homes and businesses. However the asbestos that was used in construction up to that point remained a threat to the health of people around it.
Asbestos is composed of tiny fibers that are at the root of asbestos-related health problems. The fibers are long and slender; once they are inhaled or ingested they become imbedded in tissue within the body. The worst asbestos related disease, mesothelioma cancer, is caused by asbestos fibers that are in the membranes lining the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. Asbestosis, another common affliction for those who had habitual exposure to asbestos, is reduction in lung capacity due to scarring of the lungs.
An unusual feature of malignant mesothelioma is that it can take up to twenty years or more after hazardous asbestos exposure to exhibit symptoms. A person who worked around asbestos industrial products may be diagnosed with mesothelioma after leaving the job and living a healthy life for years. For that reason mesothelioma remains a threat.
If you or a relative has ever worked at one of the Illinois job sites listed below, you may have been exposed to high levels of asbestos. If you ever were employed at one of these sites you should discuss the implications of asbestos exposure with your doctor and schedule regular checkups. If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related disease, call my firm to make sure you receive the compensation owed to you by the asbestos industry. The Law Firm of Rowe & Associates (312-345-1357) offers a free consultation and review of your asbestos-related action.
Alton•Alton Powerhouse•Alton Boxboard•Alton State Hospital•Laclede Steel•Owens-Illinois Glass
Athens•Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Baldwin•Baldwin Power Plant
Bartonville•ED Edward Station
Blue Island•Clark
Bourbonais•Bourbonais Factory
Bradley•Bradley Catholic School•Bradley High School
Byron•Byron Nuclear Plant
Canton•Illinois Light & Power
Champaign•Chanute Air Force Base
Chicago•Allied Metal Company•Chicago Chemical Plant•Chicago Nuclear Powerhouse
Clinton•Nuclear Power Station•Clinton Power Plant
Collins•Collins Powerhouse
Cordova•Quad Cities
Dana•Elk Crane Village
Danville•Danville Industries
Decatur•Hertz Car Rental
East Alton•Winchester-Western Corp.
East Chicago•Coke Plant
East St. Louis•American Zinc•Dow Chemical•American Cyanimid•Pfizer Chemical•Obernestor Glass
Edwardsville, IL•Nikkin Flux Corp.•Southern Illinois University
Elgin•Elgin Powerhouse
Eureka•Shell Oil
Granite City•Granite City Steel
Great Lakes•American Car Company•American Steel•Great Lakes Naval Base
Hartford•Clark•Sinclair Refinery
Ina•Girls’ Junior College
Joliet•Amoco Chemical Co., Amoco Oil•Amoco Chemical Co., Standard Oil•Joliet Chemical Plant•Mobil Oil
Kankakee•A.D. Smith Plant•Armour Lab•Armstrong Cork & Tile•Brookview Dairy Products•General Foods Plant•General Mills•J.W. Mortell Corp.•Kankakee Catholic School•Kankakee Highway Dept. Garage•Kankakee Hospital•Kankakee Water & Distribution Plant•Kankakee Water Mains•Olivet Nazarene College•Pepsi Cola•Schnell’s Dairy Products•Simonize•St. Mary’s Hospital
Lawrenceville•Texas Oil Co.
Lemont•Citgo Petroleum
Lockport•Lockport Refinery
Marseilles•LaSalle
Meredosia•Foster Wheeler
Morris•Dresden Power Plant
Morrisville•Morrisville Powerhouse
Morton Grove•J.G. Braun Co.
Peoria•Powerton Powerhouse
Robinson•Marathon Oil Co.
Rockford•Rockford Electric
Sauget•Monsanto-Sauget
Watseka•Watseka Courthouse
Wood River•Equilon•Shell Oil Refinery•Standard Refinery•Wood River Powerhouse
Zion•Zion Plant
—————James R. RoweThe Law Firm of Rowe & Associates100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1010Chicago, Illinois 60602(312) 345-1357 www.rowelegal.comjamesrowe@rowelegal.com
About the Author
James Rowe is the Principal of The Law Firm of Rowe & Associates, a professional firm primarily located in Chicago and Kankakee, Illinois. You can learn more about James and his law firm at: http://www.rowelegal.com .
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