05/15/2006

Average Mesothelioma 'Award' $6 mil

It was stated in the Wall Street Journal that if a mesothelioma case goes to trial the average award in 2001 was $6 million. Of course no one can guarantee that you will win but if you can prove that the cause of your mesothelioma was unsafe workplace procedures and practices then you have a better chance of winning. Either way even if you lose you do not make any financial contribution to the cost of the legal proceedings. - Mesothelioma resource Online
 
I would love to know how much of that $6 million the victim gets and how much goes in legal fees. No one seems to be talking about legal fees, this makes me a tad nervous.  Especially if people are offering free court cases in the off chance you win - someone is paying for those fees.
 

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05/10/2006

Mesothelioma Bad Guys #2

I hate websites like this one, dripping with fake concern that covers the noise of them rubbing their hands together with glee at the change to make money off your pain. What a world we live in, when one company happily makes you sick by covering up the fact that the materials you ar forced to work with are slowly giving you cancer, then the next company slots neatly in to take them to court, grab a massive cut of YOUR COMPENSATION, then leave you to die quietly.
Are they trying to appeal to the greedy side of innocent sufferers? Put a spark in your fearful eye with promises like

"If you would like more information about Mesothelioma settlements, please fill out the information below for a no-cost assessment of your rights to a Multi Million dollar compensation package. Our lawyers are among the national leaders in Asbestos litgation and have some of the largest recoveries in the country."

What can you do? For me, the use of aspestos is like the use of cigarettes, or any other form of toxins that have, over the years polluted entire communities and caused massive suffering, only to be cleanly swept up by lawyers. Noone is offering a different solution and noone is really on the side of those suffering the effects of Mesothelioma, helping them figure out a way to find some form of compensation for the horror they must go through. It's almost like the lawyers and the initial companies are ont he same team, as I'm sure they are...

I'm no expert, but I do know the power of community and allowing people to talk to one another directly instead of through a lawyer. I can't find an online support group where people can discuss their options or band together, maybe there needs to be one.

The last thing you need when suffering from a preventable disease that you have already been tricked into suffering, is a greedy lawyer plotting how to take your compensation.

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05/09/2006

Mesothelioma Lawyers

I am always skeptical of a lawyers role in helping sufferers of preventable diseases. They seem to add unnecessary trauma and manage to take a massive portion of the compnsation that rightly belongs to the sufferer.

It looks like lawyers are having a field day with another mass effecting disease. Proceed with caution, you may lose more than your health! 

However it's hard to stomach the fact that "Many of the companies responsible for exposing their employees to asbestos were well aware of the dangers and effects" - Mesolink and it must be hard to sit by and let these companys go about their profiteering at the expense of your health. I'm interested in exploring other options outside of or as well as the legal avenue.

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