Mesothelioma Death Spurs $50,000 Asbestos Cleanup

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Countless lawsuits have been filed against companies who failed or neglected to implement safety measures for the safety of their workers. Many have been compensated since the first lawsuit against asbestos in 1929. A precedent has been set, so now anyone who unwittingly acquires asbestos diseases can get compensation for their hardship.

Recently a civic center building in Potsdam, New York spent $50,000 to clear it of asbestos. This was done after a long time courtroom employee Sharon LaDuke died of Mesothelioma earlier this year.

Getting Compensated for Cancer

If you win the case over your employer for Mesothelioma related cases you will be compensated. Some of the compensations you may receive include:

• Cost of past and future medical expenses
• The cost of necessary rehabilitation
• Lost past and future wages
• Lost earning capacity
• Lost quality of life
• Emotional distress
• Punitive damages
• Past and future pain and suffering

Doing Their Part

The officials in Potsdam may have done their part in clearing their courts of asbestos. However, the death of an employee may have been prevented if this was done earlier. The LaDukes are now suing the town for failing to implement a safe working environment.

They may have a long way to go but a good lawyer will surely help them a lot. They need to prove that the former Ms. LaDuke acquired Mesothelioma by unknowingly inhaling asbestos in the civic center where she works.

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

You don’t want to wait before is too late before you act. Though we now live in an advanced era there is still no sure cure for cancer. You only have a few years to live if you are diagnosed with Mesothelioma. The next thing that you may want to do is to get justice and prevent this from happening to others.

Companies invest to secure their assets - they will usually have good lawyers to back them up. Make sure you have a lawyer good enough to defend you or the giant corporation’s top notch lawyers might just smack junk papers and documents on your lawyer’s face.

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NY Throwing Homeowners a Line - of Communication

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Even “the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley.” You’re probably already quite aware of the recent foreclosure run in the US, but what may surprise many consumers is the trouble has now spread beyond sub-prime loans. In the third quarter, 1 in 10 home owners were late making their payments nationwide. That is quite a number to swallow.

Fortunately, New York is fighting alongside consumers in the battle to keep their homes. Recent New York legislation, taking effect January 2010 will extend aid to all home owners facing foreclosure instead of just sub-prime borrowers. Now if only they could get that stigma out of home owners’ minds about arbitration and mediation.

New York Leading Battle to Keep Homes Out of Foreclosure

More than one fourth of the consumers who go through New York’s mediation program for homeowners facing foreclosure get to keep their homes. Unfortunately, more than one third don’t even attend the meetings.

For all of New York’s good intentions, nobody is taking them up on the offer. Of course, that isn’t for a lack of want or need. Rather, home owners are afraid. They see the letter from the New York court system and don’t even open it - they know their home will soon enter foreclosure, but they don’t know the court is actually looking to help the consumer keep their home.

Most show up with their keys in hand, ready to give up the house, until a secretary explains what is going on. Almost everyone shows up in tears, sure their home is gone for good. What they don’t realize is they have been given the second chance provided by New York state law.

Lenders are required to provide 90-days notice prior to foreclosure and go through a mediation process with the borrower. For now this law only applies to sub-prime borrowers, but in the beginning of next year all borrowers facing foreclosure can have the same benefits.

Nevertheless, the court system is still fighting the consumer stigma which plagues their efforts. They have revised the invitation letter five times in an attempt to help home owners understand what they are doing, and have considered using a different mailing address to encourage home owners to at least open the letter. For now, all we can do is spread the word and hope home owners realize they have just been handed an opportunity of a lifetime.

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