TEXAS - Jack Atkins has filed another lawsuit against 20 companies for exposure to asbestos while employed for the firms.
According to Atkins, he developed an asbestos-caused disease not connected to the nonmalignant asbestos-caused disease he had previously filed a lawsuit for. This time he is claiming that he inhaled hazardous asbestos fibers while at work.
Atkins was previously employed as a sheet metal worker and supervisor for 32 years. He asserts that the companies did not give him prior warning that there would be asbestos-contaminated materials at the job site.
Those exposed to asbestos can develop a number of health problems, including mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer directly linked to asbestos and is extremely difficult to treat. Once the cancer develops, victims have only a short period of time to seek medical treatment. Usually up to 18 months is the timeframe that health care practitioners advise is the maximum time a mesothelioma patient can enter remission.
Treatment for mesothelioma is costly and radical. Patients may need to undergo surgery, radiation or chemotherapy – sometimes a combination of all three.
When an employer is fully aware that there is asbestos at a job site, it is their responsibility to inform their workers and to take the necessary precautions to ensure their safety. If this information is kept hidden or if they do not abide by the strict asbestos protocols that are mandatory, they can be held responsible for all persons that become infected and ill.
Those who have been exposed to asbestos or believe they have been infected should contact a mesothelioma attorney as soon as possible to take legal action. A mesothelioma attorney will work diligently on behalf of their client to ensure that they obtain their full compensation for the disease as well as medical help.
