Asbestos is a mineral that occurs naturally in the environment. It is very strong and flexible which makes it great for many industrial products such as gaskets, cement, flooring, insulation, brake pads, drywall ....etc.

Exposure to asbestos has been linked to many types of cancer such as lung, colon, stomach, and throat cancer. While there are isolated cases of people who have had no known exposure to asbestos who develop the cancer, the overwhelming majority of people with these types of cancer have a documented history of asbestos exposure.

It can take 30 to 50 years after asbestos exposure before a person will develop symptoms. Some of the symptoms a person may develop include:

• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain or back pain
• Weight loss
• Abdominal pain and swelling
• Bowel obstruction
• Blood clotting abnormalities
• Fatigue
• Anemia
• Fever
• Pain
• Trouble swallowing
• Neck and face swelling

If you or a loved one has developed an asbestos-related illness, you have legal options available to you. In general, the most common type of claim in asbestos cases is a products liability claim.

In a products liability claim, the manufacturer or distributor may be held legally responsible for injuries caused by the dangerous product. Since manufacturers have known of the dangers of asbestos as early as the 1930's and 1940's, they have been held liable for their failure to warn workers who used these products. As long as a plaintiff can prove a connection between his or her injury and an asbestos-containing product, then the manufacturer or other party may be held legally liable for the resulting injuries.

The legal services provided by the Law Offices of Delsack & Associates are FREE to you for personal injury cases and in most lemon law cases. Therefore, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by making only one toll free call to our offices at 888-395-3666 or completing and submitting our Lemon Law or Personal Injury questionnaires.