If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with an asbestos-caused illness such as mesothelioma, asbestosis or other related lung cancer, you may be stunned at first and next focus on immediate concerns such as treatment and care options. But once you get past the initial shock, you likely want answers and that’s understandable. [...]
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If you live in or around the Seattle-Tacoma area and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be wondering if you need an attorney. You may have even asked yourself “Are there any lawyers in Tacoma WA that handle asbestos cases?” The answer is yes. The even better answer is that you’re conveniently located close [...]
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Jury awards 89 year-old woman $1.1 million for exposure to asbestos from husband’s work clothes. It’s common knowledge by now that working in and around asbestos can lead to lung cancer, mesothelioma and other serious and often fatal lung disorders. But what’s lesser known is that those that have worked with the deadly substance may [...]
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Defining a disease Once rare, malignant mesothelioma is the most serious of asbestos-related diseases. Though mesothelioma is still relatively uncommon, numbers of individuals with the disease are growing due to more sophisticated screening measures and increased understanding of the cycle of latency of the disease. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer developing in the lining of [...]
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The Northwest’s Best Mesothelioma firm, Bergman Draper Ladenburg received “Notable Case Outcome” status in the August 2012 issue of The American Association for Justice Trial magazine The article was published in the national magazine serving the legal profession, in the “Notable Case Outcomes from Coast to Coast” section, and it outlines a December case won [...]
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How can you tell if your automobile’s brakes contain asbestos? When in doubt, assume that they do. Although asbestos regulation began in earnest in the late 1970s, asbestos has never been entirely banned in the United States. The automobile industry continues to make use of asbestos in some brake and clutch assemblies. While most modern [...]
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This month, Seattle law firm Bergman Draper Ladenburg won an important victory for victims of asbestos exposure. By a 4-1 vote, Washington State’s high court overruled an appellate court’s ruling that the manufacturer of respirators designed to be worn by asbestos workers could not be held liable for failing to warn other workers who may [...]
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Kool Deck is a cement-like deck topping with a “cool” feel, manufactured by Mortex. Like many other building and construction materials, Kool Deck once contained asbestos, as part of its cement mixture. Asbestos vanished from most building materials following regulations imposed in the late 1970s, however manufacturers were permitted to sell off their existing stocks [...]
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Weyerhaeuser Everett Weyerhaeuser’s presence in Everett Washington began in 1902. For 90 years, the company engaged in a variety of activities in Everett including sulfite pulp manufacturing, saw milling, ship building, shingle milling, and log handling. At the height of its operation as a pulp mill, Weyerhaeuser’s Everett facility produced 300 tons of pulp [...]
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Weyerhaeuser Mill, Enumclaw The Weyerhaeuser Corporation, established in 1900, was once one of the largest employers in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest. The Enumclaw mill was founded in 1889 as the White River Tree Farm. White River specialized in finished lumber, in particular Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, and Red Cedar. The mill supplied [...]
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