Mesothelioma & Asbestos

The number of people diagnosed with asbestos caused diseases in the U.S. continues to increase. Experts believe 60,000 mesothelioma deaths will occur between 2010 and 2030.

Industrial Accidents

Work related injuries harm up to 14 million people annually, with harms including traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, amputations, burns, and electrocutions. Around 20,000 to 60,000 workers die each year from accidents, toxins, and violence at their jobs.

Product Defects

Millions of consumers and workers are injured each year because of defective products. Defects can occur when a product is designed poorly, when a product is manufactured in a manner that differs from the intended design, or when the product does not contain proper warnings or instructions. Defects can occur in automobiles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, construction equipment, toys, and other goods.

Nursing Home Abuse

Between 1.5 and 2 million elderly reside in nursing home facilities, with studies revealing that 44% have suffered some form of abuse. Many believe the actual number of residents suffering abuse is much higher. Neglect and abuse may result in serious emotional, physical, and financial harm

Our Experience

Paul & Hanley’s legal team has produced some of the most notable verdicts and highest settlements in the United States. Over 500 of our clients have each obtained in excess of 1 million dollars. Over 250 have recovered multi-million dollar recoveries.

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Environmental Lung Diseases

Environmental lung diseases are caused by harmful gases, mists, particles or vapors that are inhaled. This typically happens in the workplace but can also happen in the home.  The term pneumoconiosis is often used if the lung disease is due to inhaled particles rather than gases or vapors.  The size and properties of inhaled particles will affect the location it ends up in the body and what type of disease it causes.  Large particles may get trapped in the nose or large airways, but very small ones may reach the lungs (alveolar region). There, some particles dissolve and may be absorbed into the bloodstream.  
The body has several clearance mechanisms to remove inhaled particles.  In the airways, an accumulation of secretions (mucus) coats particles so that they can be coughed up more easily. Additionally, tiny cells lining the airways (cilia) are able to sweep inhaled particles upward and eventually out of the lungs.  In the small air sacs of the lungs (alveoli), special scavenger cells (macrophages) engulf most particles and render them harmless.  Asbestos fibers, however, often are too long and skinny for macrophages to surround and therefore cannot be made harmless.  Even when harmful particles are engulfed, a harmful inflammatory process may result.
Many different kinds of particles can harm the lungs. Some are organic, meaning that they are made of materials that contain carbon and are part of living organisms (such as grain dusts, cotton dust, or animal dander).  Some are inorganic, meaning that they usually come from nonliving sources, such as metals or minerals (such as asbestos).
Different types of particles produce different reactions in the body.  Some particles—animal dander, for example—can cause allergic reactions, such as hay fever–like symptoms or a type of asthma. Other particles cause harm not by triggering allergic reactions but by being toxic to the cells of the airways and air sacs in the lung.  Some particles, such as quartz dust and asbestos, may cause chronic irritation that can lead to scarring of lung tissue (pulmonary fibrosis).  Certain toxic minerals like asbestos can cause lung cancer or cancer of the lining of the chest and lung (mesothelioma).
Who Is at Risk of Environmental Lung Diseases?

Asbestosis or Mesothelioma: Anyone working with asbestos (insulators, construction workers, manufacturing employees) or otherwise exposed to asbestos fibers

Benign Pneumoconiosis: Barium workers; Iron miners; Tin workers; Welders

Beryllium Disease:  Aerospace workers; Metallurgical (castings) workers

Bronchiolitis obliterans:  Flavorings workers (popcorn workers' lung)

Byssinosis:  Cotton, hemp, jute, and flax workers

Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis:  Coal workers

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis:  Office workers (because of air-conditioning systems contaminated by certain fungi and bacteria); Swimming pool and spa workers (because of contaminated sprays); Farmers; Mushroom workers; Bird Keepers; People exposed to isocyanates (urethanes)

Occupational Asthma:  People who work with grains, western red cedar wood, castor beans, isocyanates (urethanes), dyes, antibiotics, epoxy resins, tea, and enzymes used in manufacturing detergent, malt, leather goods, latex, jewelry, abrasives and paints used in automobile body repairs, animals, shellfish, irritating gases, vapors, and mists 

Silicosis:  Certain coal miners (for example, roof bolters who work at the face of a mining operation); Foundry workers; Lead, copper, silver, and gold miners; Potters; Sandblasters; Sandstone or Granite cutters; Tombstone makers; Tunnel workers; Workers who make abrasive soaps

Silo filler's disease:  Farmers

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