Specialized Asbestos trial lawyers Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, with offices in New Jersey and New York, recently filed an
Asbestos law suit in the New York State Supreme Court, on behalf of a Florida man diagnosed with mesothelioma stemming from Asbestos exposure on ships. The claimant, a seventy-seven year old man, solicited the services of these trial lawyers for his Asbestos claim after he was diagnosed with this fatal disease. He discovered he had acquired mesothelioma after going to the doctor for a routine checkup, whereupon he inquired about a persistent cough that had been troubling him. At present, it is acknowledged that Asbestos is the only known cause of mesothelioma in the United States.
The lawsuit was filed by
Asbestos trial lawyers at Levy Phillips & Konigsberg on behalf of the victim against various Asbestos manufacturers whose products and equipment the claimant worked with or around during the course of his employment. In this Asbestos law suit LPK trial lawyers investigated the claimant's thirty-plus years of exposure to Asbestos and Asbestos-containing materials and equipment which occurred during the course of his work as a machinist mate. The claimant was exposed to materials and equipment containing Asbestos while serving in the United States Navy in the 1940s onboard ships, such as the USS Blue, and at shipyards where ships were decommissioned.
Asbestos exposure on ships and at shipyards was widespread for crews working during the time of the claimant's service and is well documented. He also had significant exposure to Asbestos when he lived in New York and worked as a lineman, splicer, and cable manager for the New York Telephone Company. An application was made to the court by LPK trial lawyers for this Asbestos case to be placed on the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) extremis docket for an accelerated trial date, given the severity of the claimant's illness.
