State Ranks 7th For Asbestosis-Related Deaths In The U.S.
Weitz & Luxenberg would like to inform the public that from 1995-2005, there were an astonishing 632 deaths in New York State due to health problems associated with asbestosis, reported the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
New York had the seventh highest number of asbestosis-related deaths in America for that time period, with Suffolk County hard hit by the disease with 74 mortalities; in the New York City boroughs, asbestosis claimed the lives of 75.
“Weitz & Luxenberg is committed to helping families whose lives have been ravaged by asbestosis from New York exposure,” said Joseph Patrick Williams, a trial attorney in the firm’s Asbestos Litigation unit. “These statistics reveal that an alarming number of people were needlessly exposed to the lethal asbestos fibers when it could easily have been prevented.”
Asbestosis is a chronic breathing disorder caused by inhaling asbestos fibers. It is non-fatal, but can ultimately lead to life-threatening complications through scarring of lung tissue and diminished breathing capacity. Exposure to
however asbestos—a known carcinogen for decades—can also lead to cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.
