According to records of West Virginia, 18 people plans to sue 147 companies separately because of asbestos mesothelioma cancer and other asbestos-related health problems.
According to reports, almost 14 complaints are already filed in Kanawah Circuit Court on August 11, 2010. According to the 18 people who plan to sue the companies, the defendants exposed them to the hazardous asbestos material. Most of the time, these materials enter the body when inhaled. They complained that the asbestos material is responsible for their lung injuries. They plan to suethe companies because of the lung injuries that they acquired because of direct exposure to asbestos material.
Asbestos is material that is highly toxic because of its fire retardant properties. Asbestos is said to cause asbestos mesothelioma cancer and other lung diseases when a person is exposed to the material. The asbestos material is now banned in the market but the material is still present within many older homes and infrastructures. When the material is disturbed, it may become airborne and can cause serious health risk to the people that will be exposed to it.
When the material is inhaled, it will stay in the lungs and it may cause different diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer and asbestos mesothelioma cancer. This kind of cancer is the rarest and most aggressive disease that is cause by asbestos materials. The disease affects the internal linings of the heart, lung and abdominal cavities.
Due to the extended latency, doctors are having a hard time in diagnosing patients in the early stages of the disease. When the patient is diagnosed, they will undergomesothelioma treatment. It involves chemotherapy, surgery and radiation.
The plaintiffs said that the defendants failed to tell them about the dangers of the materials.
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