This Plaintiff was diagnosed many years before his mesothelioma diagnosis with a disease called Asbestosis. This is the non-malignant form of asbestos diseases. Make no mistake, it can take your life just like mesothelioma. However, he had a mild to mid-level case.
Unfortunately, he developed mesothelioma later in life. This happens. In Louisiana, if you contract this second injury due to your asbestos exposures, you have the right to pursue an entirely new case against the same or new defendants. He worked in dozens of oil refineries, chemical plants, paper mills, power plants and other industrial plants throughout Louisiana. His exposures were from installing and tearing out asbestos-containing insulation products. Insulators have the highest exposures to asbestos of any of the trades. Hands-on work with it every hour of every day.
This case was handled by the Louisiana team of lawyers and staff at our sponsor, Baron & Budd, P.C. Chris Colley & David Cannella were the two Baron & Budd partners in charge of working up the case. The lawsuit was filed in Orleans Parish and pushed very quickly through the legal system. All of the defendants were on their heals from the outset and really did not have good defenses to the claims. It helps when you have the the facts and truth on your side. All of the defendants ultimately resolved the claims against them and we sought further compensation from the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts.
