Asbestos is now linked with a range of injuries and diseases. Some asbestos related injuries that can be sustained through unprotected exposure to this material include: pleural effusion, pleural plaques, rounded atelectasis, asbestosis, and pleural thickening. But perhaps most worrying - and deadliest - effect of exposure to asbestos is mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is a form of cancer that can start in lungs, abdomen, or cavities around heart. This cancer can reduce victim's lifespan to a matter of months, and can result directly from exposure to asbestos.

The first thing to remember about filing a mesothelioma lawsuit is that you have to act quickly. Each state operates within a statute of limitation, which means that those affected by this disease have a certain time within which to act. These statutes of limitation apply to both affected parties and to relations that may be filing a mesothelioma lawsuit in event that affected party has already passed away. The faster you act with regards to getting legal assistance better. Filing your mesothelioma lawsuit as early as possible could make difference between a successful and unsuccessful compensation claim.