California Mesothelioma Lawyer

Nadrich & Cohen is actively accepting cases involving those who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos.

We offer contingency fee representation, meaning our services are free unless and until we obtain financial compensation for you. Our only fee is a percentage of your financial recovery.

You may be eligible for financial compensation for your costs of treatment, lost wages, loss of earning capacity, costs for caregivers, travel costs, grief support and therapy costs, funeral expenses in the event of a wrongful death claim, and more.

Call an asbestos lawyer at Nadrich & Cohen today for a free consultation if you or a loved one was diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos. You can also fill out the free case evaluation form on the right or text us from this page.

Am I Eligible To File A Mesothelioma Lawsuit?

You are likely eligible to file a mesothelioma lawsuit if you:

• Can provide medical documentation of a mesothelioma diagnosis;
• Can document your history of asbestos exposure;
• Can meet the statute of limitations.

The statute of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits in California is two years, meaning you have two years from the date of injury or death to file a lawsuit. With regards to asbestos litigation, this gives you two years from the date you knew your mesothelioma diagnosis was the result of asbestos exposure to file a lawsuit.

Call a mesothelioma attorney at Nadrich & Cohen today for a free consultation if you’re eligible to file a lawsuit or if you’re not sure if you’re eligible.

Who May Pursue Mesothelioma Settlements?

Generally speaking, you might be able to pursue a mesothelioma settlement if:

• You have been diagnosed with mesothelioma
• You are the dependent, child or spouse of someone who received a mesothelioma diagnosis
• You are the representative of an estate of somebody who died from mesothelioma

You might be eligible for a wrongful death settlement on behalf of your loved one who has died from mesothelioma.

Compensation Available In A Mesothelioma Lawsuit

If you or a loved one has developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos, you may qualify for financial compensation for:

Medical Bills

Mesothelioma can be a very expensive disease to treat. Treatment may include chemotherapy, surgery or radiation therapy.

We may be able to help you obtain compensation for any mesothelioma-related medical bills you are already facing as well as medical expenses related to any medical treatments you may need in the future.

Lost Wages

You may have had to miss time from work due to your mesothelioma diagnosis. You might have been too sick to work. You might have had to take time off to attend medical treatments.

You may qualify for compensation for any wages you were unable to earn because of your mesothelioma.

Loss Of Earning Capacity

About 8 percent of people diagnosed with mesothelioma in the United States live for five years after diagnosis. Obviously, this means that it is common for mesothelioma patients to no longer be able to work due to their illness.

You may qualify for compensation for the loss of your earning capacity that resulted from your mesothelioma.

Pain And Suffering

It is exceedingly rare for mesothelioma to be cured. Not only can cancer be very physically painful, but having to live with the knowledge that you have an incurable cancer can be emotionally devastating.

You may be eligible for compensation for any physical pain and mental suffering related to your mesothelioma.

Wrongful Death

If you lost a loved one to mesothelioma, unfortunately, financial compensation in a lawsuit can’t bring your loved one back. However, it can help ensure that you don’t experience financial hardship as a result of losing your loved one.

You might qualify for compensation for your loved one’s medical bills, income, love, companionship and household services. You might be eligible for compensation for your loved one’s funeral costs, burial costs, pain and suffering.

How Can I Seek A Mesothelioma Settlement?

Every mesothelioma claim is unique. However, if you work with Nadrich & Cohen, the pursuit of an asbestos settlement will typically follow these steps.

During the legal process, our lawyers will pursue all forms of compensation from all sources for you, including pursuing compensation from, if applicable, VA benefits and asbestos trust funds.

As one of the nation’s leading mesothelioma law firms, Nadrich & Cohen has been handling asbestos litigation for decades and has a long, successful track record of getting great results for our clients.

Our lawyers have the experience, dedication and passion to assist clients as well as their families in securing compensation which helps with treatment costs, as well as securing justice.

Call us today for a free consultation. We can let you know if you have a case.

We will build a very strong case for you and file your mesothelioma claim for you.

At Nadrich & Cohen, our lawyers will handle each and every step of the mesothelioma claim process so you don’t have to. We will build a convincing case and file your claim for you.

We will collect evidence demonstrating the products containing asbestos that you got exposed to, as well as what company is responsible.

After we build your case, we will make sure that your mesothelioma claim is filed in time, before any deadlines expire.

We will fight tooth and nail to obtain you the best possible verdict or settlement.

In almost every single one of our cases, our clients settle out of court with defendants. However, rarely, our cases do go to trial. If that’s the case, rest assured that we prepare all of our cases ahead of time as if they will end up in court, so we will be ready to fight for you in court.

After evidence gets presented in court, a jury will deliver a verdict deciding the outcome of your mesothelioma case.

What Is The Average Mesothelioma Settlement?

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. Every mesothelioma case is unique.

Many factors can have an affect on the amount of financial compensation you can recover in your mesothelioma case, such as:

• How severe your mesothelioma is
• Your medical bills
• How many companies are at fault for your mesothelioma
• Any funeral expenses or lost wages

While no mesothelioma case guarantees a plaintiff financial compensation, we will do everything in our power to recover the results that you deserve for you. Call us today for a free consultation.

Mesothelioma Settlement Examples

Every mesothelioma case is unique, and the success of Nadrich & Cohen and its partners aren’t a guarantee of any future results. However, some of the mesothelioma settlements that Nadrich & Cohen and its partners have recovered for clients include:

• $12 million for an Illinois laborer in a pleural mesothelioma case
• $8 million for a plumber and pipefitter from Texas
• $7 million for a California wire installer
• $6.8 million for a mechanic from Florida
• $5.6 million for an engineer from Missouri
• $5.6 million for a former worker in the airline industry
• $5.1 million for an HVAC worker
• $5 million+ for a roofer and USAF veteran from Florida
• $4.7 million for a laborer from New York
• $1.3 million for an Illinois construction worker

Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Settlement Examples

Every mesothelioma wrongful death settlement will be different. Past results are not a guarantee of success in the future.

That being said, some of the mesothelioma wrongful death settlements obtained by Nadrich & Cohen and its partners include:

• $10 million for the family of an insulator from St. Louis
• $7.1 million for the family of a nurse who experienced secondhand exposure to asbestos
• $6.3 million for the family of an asbestos worker from Iowa
• $5.7 million for the family of a maintenance worker from Florida
• $5 million for the family of a mechanic from Illinois
• $4.4 million for the family of an Illinois woman who experienced secondhand exposure to asbestos
• $3.75 million for the family of a laborer from Pennsylvania
• $3.3 million for the family of an installer and U.S. Marine veteran from Ohio
• $2.9 million for the spouse of a factor worker from Illinois
• $2.86 million for a factory worker’s family
• $2.7 million for the family of a California plasterer
• $1.9 million for the family of a heavy equipment operator and U.S. Navy veteran
• $1.57 million for the family of a Texas mechanic

How We Can Obtain Compensation In A Mesothelioma Lawsuit

Our experienced mesothelioma attorneys have been handling mesothelioma lawsuits for over 30 years, so we are the experts at proving that our clients’ asbestos exposure occurred due to the negligence of others.

Negligence

Negligence is “the failure to use reasonable care to prevent harm to oneself or to others,” according to California Civil Jury Instructions. Doing what a reasonably careful person wouldn’t do in the same situation is negligent. Failing to do what a reasonably careful person would do in the same situation is negligent.

Thus, acting and failing to act can both be negligent.

A reasonably careful company would adequately test their products to make sure their products are safe before manufacturing and/or selling the products on the marketplace. A reasonably careful company would also adequately warn about any dangers associated with their products if they knew or should have known about the dangers.

Our mesothelioma attorneys believe that companies who manufactured asbestos products knew or should have known their products were dangerous without warning the public about it. We believe they knew or should have known their products were dangerous because they have had plenty of advance notice about the dangers of asbestos.

It is this advance notice that can allow us to obtain financial compensation by demonstrating that asbestos exposure was the result of negligence.

It Has Long Been Known That Asbestos Is Dangerous

Asbestos was first noted to be dangerous to human health in 1899 by Dr. Hubert Montague Murray, who, in 1906, became the first to document a death citing asbestos as the cause.

“FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS DUE TO THE INHALATION OF ASBESTOS DUST” by W. E. Cooke, M.D., was published in 1924 in the British Medical Journal, noting the “case is of importance because it is the first in English medical literature to be definitively proved.” Dr. Cooke notes that a the lungs of 33 year old woman, who worked in asbestos factories for 20 years, were examined after she died.

“An x-ray plate showed extensive fibrosis,” Cooke noted. This was the first asbestosis diagnosis, and Cooke concluded that asbestos was “beyond a reasonable doubt, the primary cause of the fibrosis of the lungs and therefore of death.”

“PULMONARY ASBESTOSIS: A REVIEW OF ONE HUNDRED CASES” was published in The Lancet in 1934. It detailed 100 cases of pulmonary asbestosis.

“The picture of pulmonary asbestosis is that of pneumonoconiosis occurring in a factory in which few precautions had been taken to protect the workers from a danger, the gravity of which was not realised,” it stated.

A 1935 study found that 87 percent of those who worked in the asbestos textile industry for over 15 years had X-ray changes to their lungs.

Reports of lung cancer in workers diagnosed with asbestosis occurred in the mid-1930s in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Encyclopedia Britannica, in 1940, stated, “There are two known harmful dusts, silica (Silicon Dioxide) and asbestos.”

“Bronchiogenic Carcinoma in Association with Pulmonary Asbestosis” was published in The American Journal of Pathology in 1942. It noted that the two cases of lung cancer associated with asbestosis it presented “bring the total number recorded in the literature to ten.”

H.W. Wedler noted a connection between asbestosis and mesothelioma in 1943. He noted that around 20% of asbestos workers developed cancer.

The American Medical Association stated that asbestos was a known or suspected cause of occupational cancers in 1944 and 1949.

Encyclopedia Britannica, in 1952, noted that “cancers of the respiratory tract… occur in workers who are exposed to… asbestos dust.”

The most important study regarding asbestos and mesothelioma was published in 1960. It detailed 33 cases of mesothelioma; 22 males and 11 females. All but one of the cases were exposed to crocidolite asbestos in a mining area in the Northwest Cape of South Africa.

Studies published in the United States in 1963 and 1964 further established the link between asbestos and mesothelioma.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in 1976, published “REVISED RECOMMENDED ASBESTOS STANDARD.” It found that “available studies provide conclusive evidence that exposure to asbestos fibers causes cancer,” and that “mesothelioma, lung and gastrointestinal cancers have been shown to be excessive in occupationally exposed persons, while mesothelioma has developed also in individuals living in the neighborhood of asbestos factories and near crocidolite deposits, and in persons living with asbestos workers.”

Strict Liability: Failure To Warn

We believe companies who manufactured and/or sold asbestos despite a mountain of evidence demonstrating its dangers were negligent, but they don’t have to be found negligent to be liable for damages caused by their asbestos in California.

Companies in California are strictly liable for damages caused by their products when they know or should know their products are dangerous and fail to warn about the product’s dangers.

We may be able to obtain financial compensation for you by holding companies strictly liable for their failure to warn about the dangers of asbestos.

What Is Asbestos?

Asbestos is a very small fiber which is thread-like. It is a mineral and it is commonly found all around the world. Asbestos is mined and used in construction materials and consumer products due to its flexibility, strength and resistance to heat.

When asbestos becomes dust-like and airborne, it can end up being inhaled into the lungs, where it will lodge into the lungs’ lining.

Particles of asbestos in human lungs can cause catastrophic, potentially fatal diseases like mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. These diseases sometimes develop for decades after exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma Symptoms

Most cases of mesothelioma are cases of what is known as pleural mesothelioma. This is mesothelioma caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers which have gone airborne. It is called pleural mesothelioma because the lining of our lungs is called the pleura.

Pleural mesothelioma can cause scarring which results in thickening of the pleura. This can cause difficulty breathing and can increase the chances that fluid builds up in the lungs.

The early symptoms of pleural mesothlioma are often quite mild. This can result in misdiagnosis or a lack of a diagnosis. The early symptoms of pleural mesothelioma include:

• Fatigue
• Painful breathing
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Trouble breathing
• A persistent cough
• Night sweats

As the disease worsens, additional symptoms may include:

• Fever
• Nausea
• Faintness
• Coughing blood
• Trouble swallowing
• Chest pain
• Rib pain
• Lower back pain

You should seek attention from a medical professional immediately if you believe you have the symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.

Who Gets Sued In A Mesothelioma Lawsuit?

Companies who manufactured and/or sold the asbestos products which led to a mesothelioma diagnosis are typically the defendants in a mesothelioma lawsuit.

Lawsuits typically accuse these companies of negligence and failure to warn.

Employers are sometimes sued for negligence by mesothelioma law firms when it can be proven they knew or should have known they were exposing their employees to asbestos without warning the employees or doing anything to stop the exposure.

Mesothelioma Claim Types

The two primary types of mesothelioma claim types are personal injury claims and wrongful death claims.

Personal Injury Claims

Those who injure others via negligence are liable for those injuries in California. Personal injury claims are often filed against companies who provided raw asbestos, asbestos product manufacturers and negligent employers.

Personal injury claims often seek compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering and more.

Wrongful Death Claims

Wrongful death mesothelioma claims are filed by family members on behalf of loved ones who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos.

A wrongful death lawsuit will often seek many of the same kinds of mesothelioma compensation that a personal injury lawsuit will, in addition to things like compensation for funeral and burial costs.

Filing Mesothelioma Lawsuits In California

For a long time now, California has been one of the primary jurisdictions in terms of asbestos lawsuits being filed. California sees a lot of asbestos trust fund claims, wrongful death lawsuits and personal injury lawsuits filed with regards to mesothelioma. This is because the state has favorable laws regarding such lawsuits. Because of this, more and more in-state claimants as well as out-of-state claimants file mesothelioma lawsuits in California every year.

Because of this, courts in California have taken steps to make sure they can manage large caseloads regarding asbestos and make sure claims are expedited. As an example, scheduling can be “fast-tracked,” allowing asbestos cases to reach trial in 120 days. Some judges in California encourage plaintiffs and defendants to quickly resolve cases via settlement.

California’s statute of limitations establishes the deadline for filing asbestos lawsuits. The experienced asbestos lawyers at Nadrich & Cohen can determine how deadlines apply to the specific mesothelioma lawsuit you wish to file. Our lawyers can help you file a lawsuit seeking financial compensation.

Nadrich & Cohen California Mesothelioma Lawyers

Asbestos manufacturers knew that asbestos was dangerous. However, they used asbestos in their products anyway. Our asbestos attorneys can help victims of exposure to asbestos hold manufacturers accountable for this. We can help you pursue compensation for your injuries.

Every case is different. However, one of our mesothelioma lawyers can:

• Collect evidence: Your mesothelioma lawyer and your legal team will gather all evidence needed to build a convincing case and prove that you were exposed to asbestos.
• File a lawsuit: Your lawyer will write up and file a mesothelioma lawsuit against whoever manufactured the asbestos that you ended up being exposed to.
• Negotiate a settlement: Virtually all of our mesothelioma cases end up being settled out of court because of our reputation for success in-court. Those who we negotiate with know it is a waste of time and money to take us on in court.
• Try your case: In the rare event that settlement negotiations break down, we can fight for you in trial in front of a judge or jury who will ultimately decide the outcome of your case.

Mesothelioma is unpredictable and incurable. The right asbestos attorney can provide you with peace of mind and stability during a time of extreme financial and emotional turmoil.

Nadrich & Cohen’s dedicated legal team of lawyers, support staff and investigators set the standard for how successful mesothelioma litigation firms should fight for their clients. Our lawyers will handle every step of the legal process for you, making everything so much easier for you.

If you have any questions about your asbestos case, it’s important for you to know that you can contact us as soon as you can. Our lawyers will guide you through the whole legal process step-by-step, ensuring that they notify you regarding each development.

Our comprehensive, experienced Department of Client Relations is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer all of your questions and make sure that we can meet your needs efficiently.

Very few law firms can match the resources, compassionate help and experience that Nadrich & Cohen’s lawyers have provided to mesothelioma victims since 1990.

If a mesothelioma diagnosis has been given to you or a loved one, let our experienced asbestos lawyers handle the entire legal process for you. Call us today for a free consultation.

Why Should I Hire Mesothelioma Lawyers?

Mesothelioma is a deadly and expensive disease. A mesothelioma settlement or lawsuit award can help mesothelioma patients and their families to cover long-term medical treatment expenses, lost income, travel expenses, pain and suffering and more.

A mesothelioma settlement or lawsuit can also help the families of those who have died from the disease to pay for outstanding funeral costs or medical bills, provide financial security to families who are grieving and replace any lost household income.

The average mesothelioma settlement is typically in excess of $1 million and the typical mesothelioma trial verdict award is typically around two and a half million dollars. One mesothelioma verdict involved a $250 million award.

You won’t be able to obtain a fair settlement without experienced mesothelioma lawyers on your side because the asbestos companies and their insurance companies won’t respect you without an asbestos attorney. They can afford good lawyers, so they’ll dare you to take them to court without a lawyer, knowing you can’t win that battle.

Asbestos companies and their insurance companies don’t just respect Nadrich & Cohen, they fear us. They fear our mesothelioma law firm because they know we are the experts at proving that our clients’ injuries were caused by the negligence of others, so they virtually always settle out of court with us for the full, fair value of our clients’ damages.

Call our asbestos lawyers today for a free consultation to find out why we’ve been able to recover over $350,000,000 on behalf of clients since 1990. We can obtain justice for you by helping you hold accountable those whose negligence caused you or your loved one to be exposed to asbestos.

You will not be charged a fee until and unless our experienced asbestos attorneys obtain a recovery. You can also email us at info@personalinjurylawcal.com or text us from this page.