Filing a Mesothelioma Claim Often Means a Legal Battle With Asbestos Companies and Insurers

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma because of a wrongful exposure to asbestos, you may think that receiving compensation for the harms you suffered is a relatively simple matter. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

In fact, asbestos companies and insurers often mount significant legal defenses to avoid paying mesothelioma claims to victims. As such, it is important to file a claim with a mesothelioma lawyer who will protect your legal rights and more than even the playing field.

A recent workers’ compensation and mesothelioma claim heard by the Supreme Court of Missouri eloquently illustrates the legal difficulties mesothelioma victims may face when pursuing deserved compensation.

Recent Court Case Highlights the Challenge of Mesothelioma Litigation

In the Supreme Court of Missouri case recently decided, a floor tile installer had worked for several companies over a long career, and he was ultimately diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in 2014. According to the evidence presented, the malignant mesothelioma was attributed to having worked with vinyl asbestos tiles as a floor tile installer.

And, although the mesothelioma victim’s employers eventually abandoned the use of asbestos products in the middle of the 1980s, the employee was still tasked with removing old tiles that frequently contained asbestos. As such, the employee continued to breathe in asbestos fibers from the old tiles that he regularly removed.

The victim sought mesothelioma benefits offered under his employer’s insurance company via a workers’ compensation claim, but the mesothelioma victim passed away while the claim was still pending. Sadly, this is an unfortunate reminder that mesothelioma survival rates are often low, with less than 1 in 10 pleural mesothelioma patients surviving more than five years after a diagnosis is given.

The employee’s surviving widow then attempted to change the claim to a death benefit for her and the eight children who the mesothelioma victim left behind. However, the insurance company and employer attempted to deny those benefits and engaged in prolonged litigation.

Fortunately, the Supreme Court of Missouri strongly stood by the side of mesothelioma victims and surviving loved ones by ensuring the family received the legal compensation that was owed.

Still, this case is a reminder of why it is important to choose a mesothelioma lawyer who will help you and your loved ones receive the justice and financial security that is deserved when a disease like mesothelioma is wrongly caused by a party who bears legal responsibility.

At The Ledger Law Firm, our national mesothelioma law firm will put its resources to work for your legal claim. We have helped victims across the country recover millions in compensation by proving that mesothelioma was caused by a wrongful exposure to asbestos.

Contact us today to receive compassionate and dedicated legal representation that provides asbestos victims and families with reliable legal counsel when financial compensation is deserved for a mesothelioma diagnosis.