New York Personal Injury Laws

Injured in a Motor Accident

Sometimes even a minor car or biking accident can result in severe long term injuries that can be costly. If you’ve been injured through no fault of your own, don’t go it alone. The legal team at Wilson Law has successfully resolved claims for severely injured individuals, by either negotiating with the insurance company or going to court. Don’t get overwhelmed. See the attorneys at Wilson Law for a free consultation. We’ll even come to you.

At Wilson Law we’re standing up to them and standing up for you.

Mesothelioma Trust Fund

Asbestos companies that have filed for bankruptcy protection have been required by the courts to put in excess of $30 billion in trust for future mesothelioma victims, but how can you make a claim? Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can give you some information about the process of making a claim to these asbestos bankruptcy trusts.

 Making A Claim on the Trust Fund

The first thing that we need to know is that each of the trusts has a plan, a system of rules and regulations, that have to be filed in order to make the claim, but all trusts require proof of asbestos exposure. Proof of exposure to that particular product that that particular company made before they filed for bankruptcy protection. And that proof can come in a few forms. It can come in the form of a deposition of our client, or a deposition transcript of a co-worker. It can come from work records. Records of the client’s work at a particular site or location where that product was used. It can come from military records. Perhaps our client served on a specific military ship and that product was used on that ship. It can also come in the form of signed affidavits.

 Proof of Mesothelioma

The next thing we have to prove to the trust in order to make a claim is proof of a specific asbestos disease. We have to prove to the trust that our client has mesothelioma. And how do we do that? Through medical records, through a pathology report, perhaps through CT scans or PET scans that show the level and extent of disease.

And another thing that we have to prove is what’s called causation – a link between the asbestos exposure to that particular product and the disease, in this circumstance mesothelioma. And we do that through a report from an expert – from a doctor – who looks at the medical records and gives an opinion as to whether the exposure evidence regarding a particular product caused this particular disease. It’s important to know that these claims are usually made electronically and all this information is uploaded to different trusts electronically.

Now, you have questions about the claims process as it relates to mesothelioma victims and the asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Well, I’m Joe Williams, at our firm we handle these claims every day and I invite you to give us a call. We can answer your questions. Thank you.

Properties of Asbestos

Your family member’s been diagnosed with mesothelioma. You know now that asbestos causes mesothelioma. It’s important to learn something about the properties of asbestos. Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can give you some information about the properties of asbestos.

What to on Scene After a Car Accident

If you’ve been in a car accident, you need to exchange information with the other party at the scene, give a detailed accurate statement to the police, and notify your insurance company right away. It’s important that you document the accident clearly and concisely.

Contact the Morrow Law Firm on more information on what to do if you’ve been involved in an auto accident.

Workers’ Compensation Laws

When you’re injured on the job, unless you work for the railroad industry, or you’ve been injured as a result of the negligence of someone other than your employer or a co-employee, you are not permitted to sue your employer. Workers’ compensation laws bar you from bringing that type of lawsuit. You need an experienced law firm, who understands what’s involved and how to analyze the facts and circumstances of your case to know if you, in fact, have a basis for a lawsuit.

Being injured on the job can leave you wondering what’s going to happen in your future. Contact me or visit my website

Navy Machinist Mate Exposed to Asbestos

You are a machinist mate in the United States Navy, and you served our country, and all these years later you’ve now been diagnosed with mesothelioma. And you want to know how did I get this disease? Hi. I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney, and I want to talk to you about the types of exposures to asbestos, that navy seamen and machinist mates encounter when they worked on navy ships.

I want to do that by talking about a former client of mine, and he actually was a machinist mate on a aircraft carrier. His work took place primarily in the boiler room. You probably know it as the fire room. He worked on all the equipment in the boiler room.

The boiler itself, as well as the pumps that pumped hot water and different fuels and oils for different uses throughout the ship. He dealt with all the systems for propulsion of the ship. And his work with the boiler involve dealing with the asbestos installation that was on this large marine boiler.

There was actually two of them on the ship. And he dealt with the asbestos installation, removing it, reinstalling it after his work. He dealt with asbestos gaskets as it related to the boiler. He dealt with the pumps that were throughout the boiler room and really throughout the ship, in particular the large boiler feed pumps.

He dealt with packing and gaskets that were made of asbestos, as well as insulation that was on the piping and on the pumps. He dealt with valves that were placed throughout the ships, and he also dealt with other equipment in the boiler room and throughout the ship.

The work that he did with asbestos products that included installation, gaskets, and packing, all of these exposures contributed to him developing mesothelioma many decades later. And his doctors informed him that it was those exposures to asbestos when he was in the navy years and years ago, that all these years later, only just a few years ago, caused him to be diagnosed with mesothelioma.

And that’s what’s expected with mesothelioma. The exposures happen, and then 20 to up to 60 years later the patient’s diagnosed with this cancer, mesothelioma. A cancer caused by asbestos. Now, you have questions about mesothelioma, and about the types of exposures that US Navy servicemen faced when they served our country on US Naval vessels.

I’m Joe Williams. At our office we handle cases for victims of mesothelioma and for their families every day. We deal with these issues on a daily basis. Call our office, we’ll answer your questions. Thank you.

Mesothelioma Trust Fund

Mesothelioma victims may have access to trust funds which are in excess of 30 billion dollars designed to compensate them for their diagnosis of mesothelioma. Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney, and I want to give you some information about the trust funds that have been put into place as a result of certain asbestos companies declaring bankruptcy.

 Corporate Response

Now over the course of the last decades, there have been more and more lawsuits against the entities, the corporate entities, that made or used asbestos products and caused exposure to workers, which gave them mesothelioma. In order to avoid the liability of these lawsuits, many of these companies, these corporate entities, have sought out in the bankruptcy courts to reorganize their business. The goal being to allow them to stay in business, but to also compensate the people who were diagnosed with mesothelioma.

 Setting Up the Trust

There’s a process involved, and eventually the court must approve the amount that is put into trust by the corporate entity. Once that’s done, and the trust is set up, current and future claimants, people who get mesothelioma, can make claims against those trusts, claims based upon the specifics and the evidence of their asbestos exposures.

Now it’s important to know that there’s up to 60 different trusts that have been established over time, and these trusts are funded with different amounts. But the total amount is in excess of 30 billion dollars.

 Questions or Concerns, Call Us

I’m Joe Williams. At our firm, we deal with mesothelioma victims and their families and the different claims that they have available to them every day. You have questions about mesothelioma, and about the asbestos bankruptcy trusts that have been set up to compensate victims of mesothelioma and their families, I invite you to call our office. We can answer your questions. Thank you.

Various Ways Brooklyn Workers Became Exposed to Asbestos

You were diagnosed with mesothelioma, and you worked in Brooklyn, New York, and you’re wondering, “Where could I possibly have gotten this from?” Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney. I’m here in New York right now, and I can give you some information about asbestos exposures in Brooklyn, New York. We know that there was major exposure sites in Brooklyn, New York. We know that from handling these cases for many years, and we have to start every discussion about asbestos exposure in Brooklyn, New York with a discussion about the Brooklyn Naval Yard. The Brooklyn Navy Yard was a major shipbuilding and ship repairing site right along the Brooklyn Piers in Brooklyn, New York, in which thousands of workers – at one time, up to 70,000 workers during World War II – worked to build and repair naval ships. All manner of asbestos products were used at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. There’s also the Brooklyn Piers, where longshoremen and other workers loaded and unloaded civilian ships, and were exposed to asbestos. There’s the Kentile Asphalt Tile Plant which, in its heyday, was the largest asbestos tile plant in the world. And, of course, during the housing boom of the last century, apartment buildings and schools to accommodate the kids were built by union tradesmen, and those tradesmen with their own hands used asbestos products like insulation, and floor tile, and joint compound, and refractory asbestos bricks, to build these buildings, and build Brooklyn itself. Now, I’m giving this information because you have mesothelioma, and you have questions. We have information about the asbestos exposure sites in Brooklyn, New York, and how workers, union tradesmen, and other workers, were exposed to asbestos in Brooklyn. I’m Joe Williams, and at our firm we answer questions and help victims of mesothelioma and their families every day. We certainly would like to answer your questions. I invite you to call the number on the screen below. Give us a call, and we’ll answer your questions. Thanks.

Maintenance Man Diagnosed With Mesothelioma

You worked as a maintenance man, and now you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma, and you’re wondering how did you get this disease? Hi, I’m Joe Williams. I’m a mesothelioma trial attorney, and I want to give you some information about the potential asbestos exposures that maintenance men would have confronted while they were at work and on the job.

Possible Exposures To Asbestos

Now a maintenance man in a building is responsible for the entire building. If it’s a six story apartment building, or an 80 story skyscraper in Manhattan, a maintenance worker or maintenance man could have duties and responsibilities throughout the building. For example, in an apartment building, a maintenance man might have to everyday work on maintaining the boiler system. Older boilers sometimes needed water poured into them. Boilers have to be checked. If there was a necessary repair that had to be made, if it was a simple one, a maintenance man could effectuate that repair. If it involved plumbers or tradesmen coming into the site, the maintenance man would be on site supervising. Why is that important? Because the boilers years ago were covered with asbestos insulation, and work with the boilers, whether by the maintenance man himself or by others in his vicinity, could cause asbestos dust to go into the air, exposing everyone in the room to asbestos that could cause mesothelioma.

A maintenance man is responsible for the tenant spaces in the building. In an apartment building for example, a tenant moves out, that apartment has to be painted. The walls had to be prepared and smoothed out. Cracks or holes in the walls had to be filled with joint compound. Joint compound contained asbestos before 1977. When it was sanded down, the dust would go in the air, exposing anyone in the room, including the maintenance personal, to asbestos dust, dust that can cause mesothelioma.

A lot of apartments and a lot of commercial spaces had floor tile that contained asbestos. When it was removed or replaced, chipping up the old floor tile caused asbestos dust. Cutting, sanding, installing new asbestos floor tile caused asbestos dust to be breathed by any worker, any person in the area of the work.

These are all potential exposures that maintenance men, maintenance personal, could have during the course of their work. It’s the lifetime work around asbestos that causes mesothelioma.

 Contact Us with Questions or Concerns

Why am I telling you all this? It’s because you have questions about mesothelioma and what types of exposures maintenance personal could face when they’re working on the job.

I’m Joe Williams, and at our office we handle cases for victims of mesothelioma everyday. We deal with these issues everyday. I invite you to call our office and we’ll answer your questions. Thank you.