Are You Entitled to Compensation for an Accident if You Have Been Previously Injured?

Many people who’ve been injured by a defective product, in a car crash or a work accident believe that they have no right to compensation if they had an injury prior to the accident. This is not necessarily true. Your preexisting injury does not automatically prevent you from r...

Mesothelioma Can Develop Decades After Exposure to Asbestos

Hundreds of thousands of people have been exposed to asbestos through their jobs, military service, or in their homes and offices. Asbestos exposure can cause a variety of diseases, including mesothelioma. Signs of these devastating illnesses do not often arise until decades late...

5 Surprising Sources of Asbestos

Many people have heard of mesothelioma, a form of cancer that results from exposure to asbestos. It develops after a person breathes asbestos fibers into the lungs. The illness is almost always fatal, although survival rates have increased in recent years. What Is Asbestos? Where...