Mesothelioma information and legal help

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, but the deadliest one of all. It strikes about 3000 hard working people in the United States each year, mostly men over 40 years of age. It is caused by direct asbestos exposure, or from asbestos dust brought home on the worker's clothing. During the twentieth century, around 30 million tons of asbestos were used in industrial sites, homes, schools, shipyards and commercial buildings in the United States. Many asbestos-containing products remain in buildings, ships, industrial facilities and other environments where the fibers can become airborne.

Mesothelioma is a cancer of the cells that make up the lining of the lungs, the inside of the ribs, and around the abdominal organs. In the past it was thought that cigarette smoking caused mesothelioma. However, with medical research it has been proven that it is caused by asbestos exposures.

Here's what the asbestos does. When a person breathes in asbestos fibers, the fibers then travel to the ends of the small air passages reaching the lining of the lungs and damaging the mesothelial cells (the lining of the lung cells). If swallowed, these fibers can reach the lining of the abdominal cavity where they play a part in causing a cancer called peritoneal mesothelioma. The chance of ever getting mesothelioma rises with the intensity and duration of your exposure to asbestos.

If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you were most likely exposed to asbestos. Many asbestos manufacturers and even distributors knew for decades that asbestos was hazardous, yet they did not warn people of those hazards. As a result, you have a right of recovery against those manufacturers, which on the other hand can help pay the costs of treatment and provide compensation for your pain and suffering.

You can find more mesothelioma information and legal advices on legal-mesothelioma-help.com site which is a mesothelioma law firm dedicated to providing important information to asbestos disease and mesothelioma patients and their families, so that they will be able to make educated decisions about how to proceed in terms of filing a claim.

Law Office of McConathy & McConathy

Since 1976 Law Office of McConathy & McConathy has been dedicated to defending citizens’ accused of DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) throughout the State of Texas. If you are interested in their web site, it is very possible that you are one of the thousands of people who are charged with DWI every year. They understand the frustration you have been going through following your arrest. The confusion and fear when being stopped and asked to exit your car. Not knowing whether what you did was the right decision, having been arrested and spending hours in jail on a police officer opinion.

If you have been charged with a DWI, you may not know the legal dangers of this type of case. DWI Dallas defense, over the past thirty years, has become a highly technical criminal charge. Gone are the days of a simple DWI case, now officers are encouraged to become specialized in conducting DWI arrests by receiving certification to conduct Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

In addition to the police officer, your case may involve a breath sample provided to a breath Test Technical Operators on a Intoxilyzer 5000. This problem will be compounded by the fact that most court have prosecutors who are specifically trained on making this type of case seem that it is based on accepted scientific principals. Law Office of McConathy & McConathy, over the past 30 years, has dedicated the majority of their DWI Dallas attorney to DWI defense.

Richard C. McConathy, junior member of McConathy & McConathy, has been co-counsel for Tex McConathy in more than 500 criminal proceedings in the Dallas, Denton Fort Worth, Irving, and Collin County courts while in the practice of law. Richard C. McConathy has handled numerous criminal matters for clients including: DWI, DWI 2nd, DWI 3rd, Intoxicated Assault, Dallas DWY, White Collar Fraud, State Felony and Misdemeanor cases, Aggravated Assault, Assault, Burglary, Aggravated Robbery, Theft, Drug Possession, Misdemeanor and Felony and Misdemeanor Probation Violations, White Collar Fraud, Federal Criminal Law, Federal White Collar Crimes, and State Appeals.

Tex McConathy, Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, founding and senior member of McConathy & McConathy, an attorney with over 30 years experience in defending the rights of citizens of the United States and the State of Texas accused of criminal offenses. Tex McConathy has handled over 4000 cases in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving, Denton, Collin County courts, including the following matters: DWI, DWI 2nd, DWI 3rd, Intoxicated Assault, Domestic Violence, White Collar Fraud, Federal Criminal Law, Federal White Collar Crimes, Organized Crime Charges, RICO Violations, SEC Violation, Federal Weapons Charges, Federal Conspiracy Charges, Federal Drug Charges, State Felony and Misdemeanor Cases, Aggravated Assault, Assault, Burglary, Aggravated Robbery, Theft, Drug Possession, Sales of Drugs, Drug Trafficking, State and Federal Appeals.