TEXAS – The family of a deceased Texas resident have filed a lawsuit against oil companies, Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobile Corp., claiming wrongful death.
The victim, Claudia Headly, passed away May 30, 2008. Her family claims that she contracted mesothelioma cancer after having washed the clothes of her father, husband and her sons, who worked for these oil companies which were infected with asbestos.
The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on May 28. The suit details that Royal Dutch Shell PLC and its subsidiary, Shell Energy North America, Exxon Mobile Corp. and Alon USA did not inform their employees of the potential asbestos exposure risk for their families and did not protect their families from exposure to asbestos.
Mesothelioma cancer is a disease that is directly linked to the exposure of asbestos, a mineral that was once popularly used in construction due to its thermal insulating properties and strength. It is extremely difficult to treat mesothelioma because it can take up to 50 years for symptoms to develop after the original exposure. Moreover, once it is diagnosed, victims usually have only a year to seek treatment before the cancer spreads.
Despite being banned in the 1980s, many companies continue to use asbestos in their products or have knowledge that asbestos is present at a worksite and have done nothing to dispose of it. Those who have been exposed to asbestos or the families of the victims should contact a mesothelioma attorney immediately in order to get medical help and receive compensation for the disease.
Fighting a mesothelioma case alone can be extremely difficult, but a top mesothelioma attorney will take care of all the paperwork, make the necessary phone calls to insurance companies, employers and hospitals and will work tirelessly to get you the compensation you deserve.
The victim, Claudia Headly, passed away May 30, 2008. Her family claims that she contracted mesothelioma cancer after having washed the clothes of her father, husband and her sons, who worked for these oil companies which were infected with asbestos.
The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on May 28. The suit details that Royal Dutch Shell PLC and its subsidiary, Shell Energy North America, Exxon Mobile Corp. and Alon USA did not inform their employees of the potential asbestos exposure risk for their families and did not protect their families from exposure to asbestos.
Mesothelioma cancer is a disease that is directly linked to the exposure of asbestos, a mineral that was once popularly used in construction due to its thermal insulating properties and strength. It is extremely difficult to treat mesothelioma because it can take up to 50 years for symptoms to develop after the original exposure. Moreover, once it is diagnosed, victims usually have only a year to seek treatment before the cancer spreads.
Despite being banned in the 1980s, many companies continue to use asbestos in their products or have knowledge that asbestos is present at a worksite and have done nothing to dispose of it. Those who have been exposed to asbestos or the families of the victims should contact a mesothelioma attorney immediately in order to get medical help and receive compensation for the disease.
Fighting a mesothelioma case alone can be extremely difficult, but a top mesothelioma attorney will take care of all the paperwork, make the necessary phone calls to insurance companies, employers and hospitals and will work tirelessly to get you the compensation you deserve.