Mesophelioma Victims: Fight for your Rights!
A few decades ago hundreds of construction workers suffered from
asbestos exposure in their
workplaces. Nowadays, a great number of these people are
suffering from malignant Mesophelioma. There is a
period of 20 to 50 years between the initial exposure and the
development of the disease. The diagnosis of Mesophelioma is
quite difficult because the initial symptoms are very similar to
the ones from a common flu.
People diagnosed with malignant Mesophelioma are usually told
that the expected survival rate is only from eight to twelve
months. During this period treatments and special cares to
relieve the pain are needed. When on time, there is a
possibility of a surgery that can take out the cancer. If not,
chemotherapy (taking drugs to fight the cancer) and radiation
therapy (using high-dose x-rays to kill cancer cells) are the
only choices that will hopefully help the victim. These
treatments are quite expensive. In the worse of cases, he/she
will die before legal measures are taken.
If one of these situations takes place, the patients as well as
their families must look for justice and fair resolution of this
problem. Having to deal with pain and suffering from the disease
is enough; it is quite unfair to be in the position of dealing
with economical pressures due to the high monetary demands of
the treatments of this disease. That is why patients must know
that they can set a legal lawsuit against their former employers
any time.
If the Mesophelioma victim did not file a lawsuit while alive a
relative can take the "power of attorney", this means that
he/she can make legal decisions on behalf of the victim. This
should be done right after the death of the victim because the
statute of limitations limits the amount of time that you have
to file the lawsuit. In many states, there is only one year to
file the lawsuit.
Do you want to know more about mesophelioma cancer? Visit
http://www.Hugesettlements.com to find a mesophelioma lawyer.