Torrance Asbestos Attorney

As a city that calls Los Angeles County home, Torrance shares a tragic distinction among California mesothelioma victims. That distinction, namely, is that Los Angeles County has lost more lives to asbestos-related illnesses than any other California county.

In fact, CDC data indicates that an estimated 3,970 lives were lost in the county between 1999 and 2013. This sobering statistic pairs with the fact that California has lost and continues to lose more lives to asbestos than any other state in the country.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma in Torrance or Los Angeles County, these findings likely come as a painful reminder of your recent diagnosis. However, know that The Ledger Law Firm is a nationally recognized mesothelioma law firm that has helped deserving victims recover millions in compensation.

Nothing can take away the pain and vulnerability you have experienced in recent days or weeks as a mesothelioma victim, but our team can make sure you receive the closure and financial security that is owed to you. Our team will fully investigate your claim to make sure that any and all responsible parties are held accountable for wrongly exposing you to the dangers of asbestos.

How Asbestos Exposure Harms Lives

Asbestos was banned in the 1970s, which makes it all too easy to forget there was a time when nearly every building was built with materials containing asbestos. The mineral was used on nearly every military base, commercial jobsite and even in many residential homes.

Eventually, research overwhelmingly showed that the microscopic fibers inherent to asbestos are toxic to human health. These fibers, sadly, are easily released when materials that contain asbestos are drilled, disturbed or simply age over time. When humans swallow or inhale these fibers that are visible to the naked eye, significant and fatal health consequences can result.

Exposure to asbestos in the manner described is known to cause the following fatal diseases:

• Mesothelioma
• Asbestosis
• Asbestos-related lung cancer

However, the transformation within the body does not occur overnight. Far from it, in fact. It is now known that it can take decades for asbestos exposure to turn into a mesothelioma diagnosis. More troubling, some research shows that asbestos never leaves the body once it enters.

These troubling findings help explain why survival rates for mesothelioma victims in California and across the country are low. Simply put, too many lives have been lost to the harms of asbestos, which is why you deserve justice and compensation when a mesothelioma diagnosis is caused by a wrongful exposure to asbestos.

Talk to a Torrance Mesothelioma Lawyer at Ledger Law

The Ledger Law Firm is here to pursue and protect your legal rights as a mesothelioma victim in Torrance or Los Angeles County. Our team of Los Angeles County mesothelioma lawyers will make sure your case is thoroughly investigated to properly collect evidence that can benefit your claim.

Know that billions in trust fund assets have been set aside to make sure mesothelioma victims are compensated properly for their suffering, and we will make sure you receive the compensation California law says you are owed when your disease was caused by the legal wrongdoing of an unjust asbestos exposure. Contact us online today to speak with a Torrance mesothelioma attorney who is ready to provide your family with caring and dedicated legal representation.