Asbestos Lawyer Discusses Asbestos & Smoking as Causes of Lung Cancer
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 31, 2013 -- Jerome H. Block, a nationally-recognized asbestos attorney and partner at Levy Konigsberg LLP ("LK"), a renowned personal injury and wrongful death law firm, with offices in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia, has recently published an article where he discusses the synergetic effect of having a history of asbestos exposure and smoking cigarettes.
In his article, the asbestos lawyer references several studies conducted by top pulmonology experts where they found that asbestos workers were about 10 times more likely to develop lung cancer as compared to people who had not been exposed to asbestos*. He also comments on a 1986 OSHA study** that found that asbestos exposure contributes to almost 80% of lung cancer deaths even among workers who also smoked.
According to Jerome Block, countless lung cancer victims and their family members are unaware of the dangerous connection between asbestos and smoking. If the victim had a long smoking history, the cause of the lung cancer is often erroneously written off as solely the result of the victim’s smoking history. Even in cases where the victim was a non-smoker, the family is often unaware of a possible asbestos connection and, by doing nothing, jeopardizes their right to pursue a legal action.
Asbestos and mesothelioma lawyers at LK have represented people in lung cancer and mesothelioma cases for more than 25 years and have obtained some of the largest jury verdicts and settlements in asbestos-related cases. The firm is experienced in lung cancer cases where both asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking were a cause. LK is also one of the only asbestos litigation firms to have also won lung cancer cases against tobacco companies.
Based on its track record of success, LK was recently named the Plaintiff Product Liability Law Firm of the Year for 2013 by U.S. News and World Report.
Asbestos lawyers at LK are educated on the legal and medical aspects of lung cancer and mesothelioma, and use this expertise in the prosecution of such cases. To speak with an asbestos lawyer at LK, call 24/7 at 1-800-637-6529 or submit an online inquiry at http://www.levylaw.com. The firm provides FREE initial consultation and handles asbestos cases on a contingency basis.
- Mortality from Lung Cancer in Asbestos Workers by Richard Doll, British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1955, 12, 81 (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1037613/?page=1);
** Occupational Exposure Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite and Actinolite, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), June 20, 1986, 51 FR 22612-01, 29 C.F.R. 1910, 1926 (osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=federal_register&p_id=13570).
Jerome H. Block, Levy Konigsberg LLP, http://www.levylaw.com, (212) 605-6200, [email protected]
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