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Follow on Google News | Abdominal Mesothelioma And People Affecting This DiseaseAn abdominal mesothelioma is a different type of cancer that affects in the lung and was caused due to asbestos.
By: Abdominal mesothelioma The wife of a lifetime machinist for ExxonMobil was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in April 2003. This deadly form of cancer attacks the lungs and can only be caused by exposure to asbestos, a fiber commonly used as insulation and in structural components in buildings. While performing his duties at a Baytown, Texas refinery from 1942 to 1972, the ExxonMobil employee was exposed to asbestos and unknowingly brought the fibers home on his work clothes, causing his wife to develop mesothelioma cancer or abdominal mesothelioma cancer after she laundered the asbestos-laden clothes for years. Troy Chandler, one of the mesothelioma( In the case, Chandler proved that ExxonMobil knew as early as 1937 that the invisible dust fibers could be hazardous but did not act accordingly. The jury awarded the plaintiff with $1.98 million in compensatory and actual damages. However, the decision was reversed on August 1, 2006, when the 14th Court of Appeals ruled in favor of ExxonMobil.Chandler, counsel in the trial case, believes that the decision to reverse the damages awarded to the mesothelioma victim demonstrates the court's use of a subjective analysis. "If this opinion is allowed to stand, Texas corporations can ignore safety standards with impunity, willful ignorance will be rewarded, and responsible employers will be at a competitive disadvantage against those who would prefer profits over safety," said Chandler.A reconsideration of this ruling has been filed and appeals are still pending. Hissey Kientz, LLP will not stop representing those injured by take-home asbestos exposure in spite of the court's ruling. Robert Albert is co author for site http://mesothelioma- End
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