For over 20 years, we’ve been dedicated to helping asbestos victims. Our years of experience have shown that every case is unique, but the goal remains the same: obtaining the maximum mesothelioma compensation and settlements you and your family are owed.
Key Compensation Facts
Most mesothelioma victims are eligible for financial recovery from multiple sources, including asbestos trust funds and legal settlements. These funds are specifically set aside to help families cover medical costs and lost wages.
Quick Fact: Over $30 Billion currently remains in Asbestos Trust Funds for diagnosed victims and their families.
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*All cases listed below are recoveries for mesothelioma victims. The results are net to clients after attorney fees and expenses.
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Some of Our Larger Mesothelioma Recoveries
Among our larger case results. Figures are net to the client after attorney fees and expenses. Past results are not a guarantee of future outcomes — every claim turns on its own facts.
Real-World Examples of Mesothelioma Recoveries
Career Electrician diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 69 after being exposed to asbestos while working in various commercial & industrial sites throughout AL
Engineer diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 78 primarily being exposed to asbestos while doing electrical work throughout AL
Navy Foreman/Career Carpenter develops Mesothelioma at the age of 75 after being exposed to asbestos throughout his service in the U.S Navy later working as career carpenter for the local Utility Company in AR.
U.S. Steel Power Plant/Union Laborer develops Mesothelioma at the age of 64 after being exposed to asbestos working at various refineries throughout AZ
General Contractor/Construction diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 68 after being exposed to asbestos daily as he worked construction throughout AZ
A take home exposure case. An extraordinary woman develops Mesothelioma at the age of 68 after regularly being exposed to asbestos as a part time assistant to the AZ general contractor she married.
Plumber/Construction Worker diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 67 exposed to asbestos laying cement-pipe for the sewage/water line system in AZ.
Lead Parts-Man/Devoted Family Man develops Mesothelioma at the age of 66 after being exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a Parts-Man primarily handling asbestos-containing brakes for a CA based shipping-container company.
Oil Refinery/Drywall Laborer developed Mesothelioma at the age of 81 after being exposed to various asbestos containing products as a dry-wall laborer & at an oil-refinery in CA
Construction Worker/Son of Construction Worker develops Peritoneal Mesothelioma at the age of 61 after being exposed to asbestos both directly as a general construction worker and indirectly as a child growing up as his father also worked construction throughout CA.
Navy Veteran/General Contractor diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 67 after being exposed to asbestos during his Navy service & while working at commercial & residential construction sites throughout CA.
Machinest/Mechanic develops Mesothelioma at the age of 67 after being exposed to asbestos throughout his work as a machinest and a general contractor.
Carpenter/Paper Mill Laborer develops Mesothelioma at the age of 81 after being exposed to asbestos products as a general carpenter and paper mill laborer in CA
Merchant Marine/Shipyard Laborer diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 82 after being exposed to asbestos containing products as a dedicated Merchant Marine and working at various shipyards throughout CA.
John Mansville Plant Laborer develops Mesothelioma at the age of 73 after decades of exposure to asbestos during his career in HVAC and while employed at a John Mansville plant in CA.
Navy Boiler Tech/Maintenance Laborer develops Mesothelioma at the age of 67 after being exposed to asbestos throughout his 4 years of service in the U.S. Navy working as a boiler-technician leading up to his career in general maintenance in CA.
Demolition/Restoration Laborer develops Mesothelioma at the age of 46 after being exposed to asbestos working as a general laborer ranging from repairing boats to demolition/restoring buildings in CA damaged by either flood or fire.
Former Marine/General Laborer develops Mesothelioma at the age of 66 exposed as he worked at a CA based plant that manufactured cement-pipe lined with asbestos.
Navy Veteran/HVAC Tech/Mechanic develops Mesothelioma at the age of 57 after being exposed to asbestos during his service in the Navy & HVAC technician, mechanic laborer in CA.
Mary was exposed to asbestos as a young woman from her father who brought the asbestos home on his clothes and she also used cosmetic-talc (baby powder) which had asbestos in it.
Oil Field Worker develops Mesothelioma at the age of 50 being exposed to asbestos containing products while working at an oil-refinery in CO.
Career Pipe-fitter develops Mesothelioma at the age of 84 after being exposed to asbestos throughout his entire career as a pipe fitter in FL.
Linda F. developed Mesothelioma at age 55 years old. Was exposed to asbestos by ways of her homes close proximity to a Johns Manville plant where numerous & various asbestos-containing products were manufactured, shipped & distributed.
Navy Vet/General Construction diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 72. Exposed to asbestos during his service in the Navy and from working construction ranging from flooring repairs/installation to general home renovations in FL.
Mechanic diagnosed with Mesothelioma at the age of 52. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his lifetime, both through his household exposure to his father who worked as a mechanic for much of his childhood, as well as through his direct exposure to asbestos while doing home renovation and construction work.
Auto-Mechanic/Dry-Waller/Painter diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 67. He was exposed to asbestos through his work as a dry-waller and painter, as a laborer at construction sites and as an auto mechanic.
Woman develops Mesothelioma at the age of 62. She was exposed to asbestos products through contact with the clothes of her husband, who worked as an electrician at a shipyard.
Greg was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 66. He had household exposure to asbestos through his mother who worked at a plastics factory. He also had direct exposure to asbestos from his work at the same plastic factory as well as from performing automotive maintenance work over the course of a few decades.
Sharon was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 54. She was exposed to asbestos while working as a molder and inspector at a plastics plant.
Robbie developed mesothelioma at the age of 40. He was exposed to asbestos products through his service in the Navy and through contact with the clothes of his father, who worked at a manufacturing plant.
Terry was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 74. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a pipefitter and welder in various powerhouses and industrial facilities.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 69, Elmes was exposed to asbestos products as a career fleet mechanic, as well as a part-time job in high school as a carpenter’s assistant.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 58, David was exposed to asbestos while working as an assembler and setter for a tile manufacturer.
Gentleman diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 54. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a machine operator at a plastics company. He also had exposure to asbestos from working with asbestos-containing brakes while performing automotive maintenance work.
Gentleman who developed mesothelioma at the age of 63. He was exposed to asbestos products through his service in the Navy and while working at a manufacturing plant.
Gregg was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma at the age of 49. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as an oilfield worker.
Jimmy C. was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 63. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a boilermaker.
Daniel was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 71. He was exposed to asbestos while serving in the US Navy as a jet mechanic. He later had exposures to asbestos while working as a carpenter at Avondale Shipyard and then as a foreman for Westinghouse, during which time he worked in numerous industrial facilities, including many chemical plants.
Saegel S was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 70. He was exposed to asbestos while doing construction work throughout his career for various companies. He was exposed to numerous asbestos-containing products through his work, including exposure to asbestos-containing cement pipe.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 63, Richard was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a laborer, including during his work for a felt company. He also had exposure through his father who worked for a railroad.
Daniel was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 68. He was exposed to asbestos during his service in the US Navy and while working in the engineering field over the course of several decades.
Leonard developed mesothelioma at the age of 62. He was exposed to asbestos products while installing industrial and commercial furnaces and air conditioning units. (Leonard J.)
Louis was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 67. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career working as an insulator at various chemical and power plants.
Richard developed mesothelioma at the age of 63. He was exposed to asbestos products through his service in the Navy and as a machinist at various manufacturing plants.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 74, Arthur was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a tile setter.
Jeffrey was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 72. He was exposed to asbestos through his forty-year career as a union pipefitter.
Albert P was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 63. He was exposed to asbestos while working as an installer and operations manager for telephone companies.
Raymond was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 75. He was exposed to asbestos both through his household exposure to his father, a pipefitter at a paper plant, as well as his direct exposure to asbestos as a career electrician.
Gerald was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 76. He was exposed to asbestos while working with various products and equipment throughout his career as a plumber.
Robert was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 86. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a floor tile installer.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 52, Richard was exposed to asbestos while spending four summers working for a local ceramics company. He was exposed to asbestos-contaminated talc while making slip, a clay-like material.
Robert was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 84. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career working as a laborer at a steel mill and glass plant, as well as working as a union pipefitter.
Ernest developed mesothelioma at the age of 65. He was exposed to asbestos products through his work as a carpenter.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 83, Joseph was exposed to asbestos while serving in the US Navy and while operating a service station where he performed automotive repair work.
Ralph developed mesothelioma at the age of 61. He was exposed to asbestos products through his service in the Navy and as an electrician.
Robert was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 62. He was exposed to asbestos while working as a warehouseman handling various asbestos-containing materials, including insulation. He also had exposure to asbestos to asbestos-containing paints he worked with while working on residential construction projects.
For a gentleman diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 74. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as a pipefitter, during which time he worked at various chemical plants, refineries and other industrial sites
Ronald was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 59. He was exposed to asbestos primarily through his work as an insulator working in various refineries and chemical plants. He was also exposed to asbestos while doing roofing work.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 73, Kenneth was exposed to asbestos while working as a mechanical inspector for Conoco.
Robert T was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 83. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career as an electrician.
Jose developed mesothelioma at the age of 74. He was exposed to asbestos products through his work at a steel mill and as an auto mechanic.
Ricky was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 54. He had both direct and household exposure to asbestos through his and his father’s HVAC work.
Carolyn was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma at the age of 55. She had household exposure to asbestos through family members who worked in manufacturing facilities.
Kenley was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 49. He was exposed to asbestos while spending a 20-year career in the US Navy, during which time he performed work on various naval ships.
Diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 69, Donald was exposed to asbestos primarily through his work as a machinist performing maintenance work. He also had exposure to asbestos while performing HVAC repair work while serving in the US Air Force.
Rachel was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 37 while pregnant. She was exposed through her father who worked with transite pipe while employed by a phone company.
Stanley was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 62. He was exposed to asbestos primarily while working as an electrician’s helper and laborer at shipyards in the Pacific Northwest.
Susan was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 67. She was exposed to asbestos through her husband who worked as a marine machinist at Bremerton Shipyard.
Allan W. was diagnosed mesothelioma at the age of 61. He was exposed to asbestos products through his service in the Navy and as a telephone installer and repairmen.
Kelvin was diagnosed mesothelioma at the age of 48. He was exposed to asbestos products through his work repairing boilers and as a roofer.
William was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 63. He was exposed to asbestos throughout his career working as a boiler operator in the US Navy.
Robert was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 64. He was exposed to asbestos while serving in the US Navy as a shipfitter and throughout his post-naval career as a pipefitter and welder.
Understanding the Role of Asbestos Trust Funds
Many of the settlements and verdicts listed above were made possible because of the legal requirements placed on companies that manufactured asbestos products. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), billions of dollars have been set aside in specialized trusts to ensure that victims of asbestos exposure receive the compensation they deserve.
“Since the late 1980s, over 100 companies have filed for bankruptcy due to asbestos-related personal injury claims, resulting in the establishment of dozens of asbestos personal injury trusts.” —GAO Report on Asbestos Trust Funds
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed, these trusts are a primary path toward financial security, often providing payouts without the need for a lengthy trial.
Learn more mesothelioma settlements, compensation amounts and what the process looks like here.
More Mesothelioma Case Results
More outcomes our team has helped families reach. Names and identifying details are withheld to protect client privacy under HIPAA, and because many of these recoveries are confidential, the figures below are given as general ranges.
Navy Veteran and Industrial Worker: Multi-Million-Dollar Pleural Mesothelioma Recovery
Result: Confidential multi-million-dollar settlement
This client served in the U.S. Navy before spending decades on industrial production lines, and his pleural mesothelioma surfaced more than four decades after his earliest contact with asbestos. The exposure came in three distinct chapters. Aboard a Navy ammunition and repair ship in the early 1960s he worked inside shared engine and boiler compartments, swapped out gaskets and packing, and stood watch through several dry-dock overhauls. From the 1970s into the 1990s he worked at plants making wood products, paper goods, and aluminum containers. And in the late 1960s and early 1970s he did union commercial construction alongside steam lines and insulated machinery.
Proving the claim meant rebuilding more than thirty years of work history, including naval-vessel records, a duty-by-duty exposure review, and identification of parts known to contain asbestos in that era. The matter settled before reaching a courtroom, with a confidential multi-million-dollar payout funded by several manufacturers held responsible for hiding asbestos hazards. The recovery accounted for his suffering, his lost earnings, and the family’s wrongful-death claim. His relatives said afterward that they would trade every dollar of it for more time with him.
Occupational Asbestos Exposure: High Seven-Figure Malignant Mesothelioma Recovery
Result: Confidential recovery in the high seven figures
Starting as a teenager, this Southern worker built an entire career around machinery and industrial maintenance, fields where asbestos was a constant. He repaired heavy equipment, ran machines that handled asbestos materials, and worked inside buildings whose insulation and gaskets were full of it. Much of that labor happened in cramped, badly ventilated rooms where servicing the equipment kicked dust into the air. No one ever told him asbestos was dangerous, no respirator was provided, and the brake jobs and repairs he did at home only added to the total he breathed in.
His malignant mesothelioma showed up years after he stopped working, and it moved fast. Attorneys traced his employment across several decades, lined up each job’s duties against documented routes of asbestos exposure, and connected that record to his diagnosis. The claim closed with a confidential payout in the high seven figures and no admission of fault, covering his treatment bills and leaving his family financially secure.
Industrial Plastics Worker: $3 Million-Plus Pleural Mesothelioma Recovery
Result: Recovery exceeding $3 million
Diagnosed in 2017 with sarcomatoid pleural mesothelioma, the hardest-to-treat variant, this Iowa man had spent years around asbestos in industrial plastics manufacturing. Plastics plants of his era leaned on asbestos to handle heat, packing it into equipment insulation, seals and gaskets, pumps, and valves, and into the materials wrapped around high-temperature lines. Routine running and servicing of that gear sent fibers loose. He was given no warning and no protection suited to asbestos.
Once his job history and exposure routes were mapped and the pathology was reviewed, the claim settled out of court. Recovery came through negotiated agreements and asbestos trust fund payments totaling more than $3 million, money directed at his medical care and his family’s longer-term needs.
Shipyard Welder and Industrial Laborer: $1 Million-Plus and Climbing
Result: Over $1 million recovered, with additional compensation pending
This man’s malignant mesothelioma was only confirmed at autopsy, after he had already died, a hard illustration of how the disease can stay silent until it is advanced and how often families learn the full story too late. His exposure crossed several states and decades: welding and pipe repair in shipyards during the mid-1960s, industrial paper production through the 1970s, then commercial construction and day labor in the 1980s and 1990s, with brake work on his own vehicles on top of it.
Because he died before any case was filed, the legal team reconstructed his history through relatives and former coworkers and hired an investigator to confirm a multi-state work timeline and the trade-specific exposure tied to welding and pipe repair. So far the claim has brought in more than $1 million through asbestos trust filings and negotiated agreements, with additional recovery still expected, and the wrongful-death proceeds are not taxable. A family can often still pursue mesothelioma compensation after a relative has died.
Consumer Talc and Secondary Household Exposure: $3 Million-Plus Recovery
Result: Recovery exceeding $3 million
A Texas woman who had never set foot in an industrial job developed mesothelioma from two everyday sources: asbestos-tainted cosmetic talc and fibers brought into her home by others. For years she used talcum products on herself and her children, trusting packaging that called them safe and said nothing about possible asbestos in cosmetic talc. Meanwhile, relatives who worked industrial jobs carried fibers home on their clothes, a contamination route that is well documented.
Her own jobs in retail, clerical work, agriculture, and service never put her near asbestos, so the investigation centered on the products she used and the household exposure rather than any workplace. A biopsy finally confirmed mesothelioma after a stretch of recurring symptoms and several wrong diagnoses. The case settled out of court through negotiated agreements and trust funds for more than $3 million. It underscores that asbestos harm reaches well beyond factories and job sites.
Past outcomes are no promise of future results. Every claim turns on its own facts. The figures here are generalized and carry no identifying details, in keeping with HIPAA.
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