There are serious long term consequences of exposure to asbestos. Some of these have only recently appeared. The diseases include asbestosis, certain forms of lung cancer and the condition of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs known as the mesothelium. Mesothelioma can develop 30 or even more years after exposure to asbestos. These very serious conditions affect people who have worked with asbestos, had loose fibres in their workplace (even from asbestos removal) and people who have been exposed by their family members who may have come home from a hard days work covered in asbestos.
If a loved one has developed one of these conditions and is seriously ill or has died due to asbestos exposure it can easily be proven with medical records. Doctors should be able to confirm causation by asbestos when the diagnosis is made. Compensation is available for Canadians from a number of U.S. trusts set up for that purpose. We need to know the source of exposure to asbestos for us to determine which manufacturer was involved and where the claim may be placed. We do not handle claims related to removal of asbestos from homes or other properties.
Contact the Miskin Professional Corporation Law Offices of Whitby, Peterborough and Toronto, Ontario for information on making a claim. Email miskinlaw@aol.com or call 416-492-0989 from the Toronto area or 877-428-8000 from elsewhere in Canada. You can have us as your lawyers here in Canada and get compensation from the trusts set up to pay claims on behalf of the former asbestos manufacturers. We are working in partnership with experienced reputable lawyers in the U.S. to ensure that Canadians get fair compensation equal to what is available to Americans payable in US dollars. Generally, we need to know the source of asbestos exposure and there has to be significant illness not just fear of future illness to make a successful claim. Cases are handled with contingency fee agreements which include a one third fee shared by the lawyers involved on your behalf. That means you pay nothing until and unless money is received for your claims. Settlements are in US dollars, which now is to our benefit when converted to Canadian dollars. We include the tax in our share of the one third contingency fee so you will not pay extra GST or HST if you live in a Province where the harmonized tax applies. We note that in Ontario this will otherwise add 8% provincial tax to legal fees starting July 2010. Additional cases are being accepted and submitted from clients across Canada. Often we can get clients compensation from more than one settlement trust depending on the source of the asbestos exposure. We are starting to see some large cheques come in for our clients and faster processing of claims. If you are not eligible for Worker's Compensation we can get you compensation. The right to bring a claim may be taken away or reduced by receipt of Workers Compensation Benefits so do let us know details of any WCB or WSIB claims when you first contact us. The Boards have brought U.S. claims for a number of Canadians and where that was already done we can not bring a claim again. Often the Compensation Boards keep all of the money that they recover from U.S. claims as reimbursement for what they paid to the injured worker. We are consulting with the Compensation Boards in different provinces to ensure that our clients actually receive maximum compensation from all sources. In some Provinces Workers' Compensation Boards have allowed us to proceed directly for clients with claims to the asbestos funds where the Boards have rights to make those claims.
We are the leading firm representing Canadians in every province and territory injured by the drug Vioxx, and Murray Miskin has been a lawyer in Ontario practising personal injury law for over 30 years. His first work with Canadian asbestos claims was in 1979. We are settling asbestos injury claims and getting compensation for our clients. Trust us to treat you and your family with compassion and get you results.
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