An Asbestos & Mesothelioma Lawyer's Story
My name is Ron Brown, along with Terry Crouppen I founded Brown and Crouppen almost 20 years ago. One of the areas I concentrate in is asbestos law. We have represented many people who have been seriously harmed by this most deadly of industrial materials, let me tell you a little about asbestos.

Asbestos has been around for a long time. It’s been commercially produced for almost 125 years and the first cases of asbestos related disease turned up around 1900. It wasn’t until the 1930’s that the link between asbestos and various diseases was firmly established. Remarkably, it still took another 50 years to completely stop the commercial use of asbestos. Asbestos is deadly because it’s small and light. It becomes airborne and we inhale it. It’s estimated that more than 25 million people have been exposed to asbestos during the last half century.

Asbestos exposure has been directly linked to four specific diseases:

1. Mesothelioma- a cancer of the membranes lining the chest, abdominal cavities and surrounding organs.
2. Lung cancer- the most common form of cancer. Many people think that cigarette smokers who are exposed to asbestos cannot prove their case because of the high incidence of lung cancer among smokers. This is wrong. Brown and Crouppen believes that a cigarette smoker who has lung cancer and can prove asbestos exposure still has a viable case.
3. Asbestosis- a serious, chronic, non-cancerous fibrous hardening and scarring of the lungs. Asbestosis is a slow progressive disease that can take up to 30 years to develop.
4. Pleural plaque/thickening- a non-cancerous scarring of the lung lining that can cause loss of lung function.

The following are a partial list of the types of work situations that can expose someone to asbestos:

Shipyards (all jobs)
Hotels
Construction sites (all Jobs)
Asbestos plant workers
Home Improvement (all jobs)
Custodian / Handyman
Telephone (installation / repair)
Schools
Hospitals
Power Plants
Longshoremen
Boiler or Engine Rooms
Boiler Makers
Steamfitters
Metal Lathers
Operational Engineers
Electricians
Asbestos Workers / Insulators ? Layers
Shipyard Workers - including military
Military (Navy / Army tank units /motor pool)
Merchant Marines
Firefighters
Cement plant workers
Steel Workers (plants and construction)
Automotive and other repair shops
Loading Docks
Heating and Air Conditioning
Pipe fitters
Plumbers
Railroad Workers
Utility Workers / Power Companies
Glass Factory Workers
Oil Refineries
Chemical Plants
Industrial Plants
Industrial Painter
Sheet metal Worker
Laborers

Asbestos fibers are so toxic, that industrial and trade worker’s families may be exposed to mesothelioma through particles that cling to the worker’s clothing, shoes, skin and hair. This type of “second-hand” exposure to asbestos is known as Para occupational exposure.

At Brown & Crouppen our experienced team of Mesothelioma  and Asbestos attorneys offers tough, aggressive representation of working people who are victims of asbestos exposure. When you choose us to handle your asbestos lawsuit, our entire team becomes fully committed to your cause. We’ll find answers, hold negligent companies responsible and get you the compensation you deserve.

Brown & Crouppen can help you make informed decisions about your legal rights, so please call Brown & Crouppen at 1-800-536-HELP for your free legal consultation or save time with our online Contact Form.

My name is John T. I have a type of cancer called Mesothelioma. I got this disease while doing my job. My story begins almost 40 years ago, when I worked in a steel mill. None of us knew anything about asbestos back then. Like most workers we just assumed that the air we breathed was safe, lord knows working in a steel mill we had enough other things to worry about. What I didn’t know was that every day I was inhaling asbestos and that one day it would almost kill me.   CONTINUE

Litigation involving asbestos has been going on for a number of years and some manufacturers have gone out of business and are no longer able to pay. In response to this situation we’ve learned to work harder and smarter on our asbestos injury files. I’m proud to say that in the great majority of the cases we accept, we are able to get injured workers and their families the compensation they deserve. If you were hurt by asbestos call today, let Brown and Crouppen help you get all the compensation you deserve.  CONTINUE

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