Many of our clients who have been diagnosed with asbestosis, a noncancerous scarring of the lungs, ask, “If I get cancer can I pursue another claim?”. The short answer is “Yes, if the cancer is asbestos-related.”
In 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States, in Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers, held that railroad workers were covered by the “Separate Disease” rule which allows separate claims for each asbestos-related disease.
As a result, a railroad worker who is diagnosed with asbestosis and later develops mesothelioma, lung cancer, throat cancer, colon cancer or another form of asbestos-related cancer, may assert new claims based on their diagnosis of a new and “separate” disease. In fact, many of the asbestos trusts specifically allow for additional payments based on the diagnosis of a “separate” asbestos-related disease.
If you or a family member have recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, throat cancer, colon cancer or another form of cancer, contact our office immediately to determine if you may be entitled to compensation.
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