What is a Mesothelioma Class Action Lawsuit?
Before understanding Class Action, let’s have a brief look over Mesothelioma. It is a lethal form of cancer caused due to inhalation of a mineral called asbestos. It usually infects lungs, and sometimes heart as well as abdomen. This is not only incurable disease; rather it left the person with maximum 5 years of life after diagnosis. People usually get this cancer at their work place while working with asbestos. Asbestos is used in many types of construction materials including roofing, insulation, and pipe fittings. It has great insulating properties for both temperature and sound, it is resistant to electricity and water as well as it also acts as a flame retardant. People, who diagnose their disease as Mesothelioma, claim for compensation money since their employer was responsible for their illness. This is the moral duty of employer to inform people about hazardous effects of asbestos and to equip them with protective measures. To claim for compensation money is the legal procedur
