Mesothelioma attorneys Baron & Budd, P.C. have expanded their website www.mesotheliomanews.com to provide information on jobsites where workers were exposed to high levels of airborne asbestos. The expanded website also provides information on trades in which workers have traditionally been subject to heavy asbestos exposure.
This information can be helpful to individuals who have contracted asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart, to understand how and where they might have been exposed to asbestos.
The jobsite and trade information can also be helpful to people who have not been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease. Knowing about a history of asbestos can signal the need for behavioral changes or additional health screenings. For example, because asbestos exposure dramatically increases the risk of lung cancer among smokers, those who know that they have been exposed to asbestos will benefit enormously from quitting smoking. See Asbestos and Smoking. A history of asbestos exposure also can trigger increased vigilance in health screenings.
Jobsite information can be searched by state at http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/medical/mesothelioma-and-asbestos/job-sites
Information on asbestos-exposed trades, organized by industry, can be found at http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/medical/mesothelioma-and-asbestos/trades
About Baron & Budd, P.C.
For 30 years, the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has championed the rights of people and communities harmed by corporate misconduct. With more than 50 attorneys and offices in California, Texas and Louisiana, Baron & Budd enjoys a national reputation as a leader of the plaintiffs’ bar. The firm represents individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; leukemia caused by benzene; injuries caused by other toxic substances and unsafe pharmaceuticals; water authorities seeking clean-up costs for drinking water contamination; government entities and whistleblowers fighting corporate fraud; securities investors defrauded by corporate wrongdoing; and consumers in class actions.
