Plant Workers Asbestos Exposure Although most new asbestos use was curtailed by the late 1970s, plant workers continue to develop new asbestos-related illnesses due to the latency period of these conditions and continued asbestos exposure through older industrial equipment, building materials, and asbestos screens in the chlor-alkali industry. The Lanier Law Firm helps asbestos plant …
Oil Refinery Workers Oil refinery workers with mesothelioma likely experienced occupational exposure to asbestos. Oil refining is a highly combustible process where cold and hot temperature extremes are routinely reached. Asbestos insulation was installed throughout oil refineries until 1980, and many of these refineries are still in use today. Navigate This Page Oil Refinery Occupations …
Workers’ Compensation for Mesothelioma Workers’ compensation can help you access medical care and disability benefits when you have contracted mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure on the job. Navigating the claims process can be confusing, especially when your condition developed decades after the exposure. The Lanier Law Firm can walk you through the steps and help …
Lanier Law Firm files negligence lawsuit on behalf of injured plant workers HOUSTON – Three workers who were injured in an explosion at the KMCO LLC chemical plant in suburban Crosby filed suit against the company on Monday, alleging that negligent practices caused the blast that injured them and killed another worker. KMCO employees Aurelio Campos, …
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By Steve Olafson, Houston Chronicle ANGLETON – A Brazoria County jury awarded $115.6 million to 21 steelworkers Thursday for asbestos disease they contracted at an Alabama steel mill. Finding that The Carborundum Co. acted with gross negligence and malice, the jury assessed $100 million in punitive damages against the company, which manufactured an asbestos-containing grinding …
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