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What is the value that can be placed on a human life? How much in terms of dollars and cents is pain and suffering worth? Could it be worth millions?
If you or a loved one is suffering with mesothelioma, a disease almost exclusively caused from exposure to asbestos, there may be the ability to take legal action against the company where the exposure to asbestos took place. If they win or receive a settlement it could be a substantial amount of money.
It can be very difficult to gauge and measure the damage mesothelioma can cause to a person and their family. It can be difficult to pre determine exactly the value of a settlement. Each case will have different circumstances and can vary greatly. As well there will be many differences in how these cases are handled from one state to another.
That being said there have been a high number of very large settlements with mesothelioma cases in the United States. Here is a sampling of some very high settlements:
$250 million was awarded, in recent years, to Roby Whittington, a retired US Steel Worker. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001.
In 2000 a jury awarded a 64 year-old retired worker from the Shell Oil Company $34.1 million. He was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in1998. He was exposed to the asbestos when he worked at the Shell Oil Refinery from 1956-1966.
$33.7 million was awarded to a Navy electrician and his wife in California. The electrician contracted mesothelioma from occupational exposure to asbestos.
In 2005, $10 million was awarded to a retired 82-year old machinist with mesothelioma
A very early recorded case for a mesothelioma award was in 1973 for a posthumous patient at $80,000.
There are numerous reports of other cases where settlements ranged in the millions of dollars to others that were just in the thousands. Most settlements are not as high as those mentioned. Most settlements cover medical expenses, lost wages, expenses incurred during the time of the disease and occasionally something for pain and suffering. But it is not out of the question that a multimillion dollar settlement can be awarded. The best advice is to talk with an attorney that is a specialist in this type of case.
A well selected mesothelioma attorney should be able to help you get an idea of what a possible settlement might look like. Costs covering medical, loss of income and other expenses that can be documented are fairly easy to add up. But putting a price on the value of pain and suffering (non economic damages) can be very subjective and a good mesothelioma lawyer can your best help in soring things out.
Most attorneys will offer a free consultation. Be sure to seek out one that will take on the case with out any upfront cost to you. They will be paid only if they win a settlement. You will also want to establish how much their fee will be out of any settlement before you agree to go forward. Here is a list of good questions you can ask that will help you select a good mesothelioma lawyer texas.
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