New Orleans 10/3/2010 3:16:01 AM
News / Health & Wellness

Offshore Drilling Impositions to Avoid Oil Spills

Science and technology seem to give birth to as many problems as solutions. Offshore drilling has been made safer by an imposition passed by the Obama administration but has cost America thousands of jobs and damaged the economy further. Some say, the BP incident was a fluke and BP’s fault, not a reason to crush the industry. Furthermore, this was done so as to prevent the danger of oil spills and their resulting environmental ramifications and lawsuits. America has come quite a long way to ensure the safety of its marine life as well that of the people working in these associated areas. But this was not always the case.

Calamity

Private companies have been using materials like asbestos for its great qualities as an insulating mineral. Over a period of years, employees exposed to asbestos have developed issues like asbestosis and the deadly rare cancer of the mesothelium, mesothelioma. These companies made a choice not to increase awareness amongst their workers. As such, many lawsuits have been filed against them.

Everything Covered

The particulars of a mesothelioma case are so different from other cases that a special type of lawyer needs to be hired to deal with it. This lawyer is known as a mesothelioma lawyer. The laws of the land empower a person to seek retribution for the negligence of a company or indeed the government. Mesothelioma lawyers can help someone suffering from this disease or the family of the deceased employee, to file a lawsuit, and obtain a good outcome. A positive outcome in cases like these is where the mesothelioma lawyer manages to secure the best compensation in terms of punitive damages as well as its cousin: pain and suffering damages.

Big Dollars

A mesothelioma attorney may be hired on a “No win, no fee” basis which means that the attorney need be paid only after the client receives a pay off. Pain and suffering damages are not quantifiable and a good mesothelioma attorney can ensure that you acquire the maximum possible amount as retribution and compensation. Cases like these run compensations as high as millions of dollars at times.

Not a Good Combination

Unsafe offshore drilling and irrational and unfair government reactions do not mix well. It is good that some people and organizations are putting their best point and foot forward to make the world a better place.