A carpenter typically works on building sites and renovates old houses. Such work is often dirty and filled with asbestos dust.

This is because asbestos was used widely in construction materials such as insulation board, asbestos cement, and floor and ceiling tiles. Cancer-causing asbestos fibers are invariably released if these products are cut or damaged.

Many carpenters were tasked with cutting up asbestos sheets, which resulted in them being covered in dust. Often, they toiled without protection masks. Their employers failed to tell them that asbestos could cause cancer and serious lung ailments.

Sadly, as the lawyers in the Weitz & Luxenberg Asbestos Litigation unit have seen through their work, this is a common example of people who were exposed to carcinogens simply because the powers that be failed to have in place routine safety measures.

Weitz & Luxenberg is a leading plaintiffs law firm that has represented people affected by mesothelioma cancer since 1986. Men and women diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, or asbestosis may be entitled to compensation from the corporations responsible for their disease.

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