| New Jersey mesothelioma lawyers Cohen, Placitella & | | | | Asbestos is a carcinogen that was once widely used |
| Roth, P.C. recently released an updated version of | | | | on construction sites and in products such as |
| “The History of Asbestos.” This asbestos | | | | insulation, ceiling tiles, and car brakes. Breathing in |
| education tool, written by leading asbestos | | | | asbestos causes mesothelioma, a type of cancer |
| mesothelioma attorney Chris Placitella, chronicles the | | | | that affects the lining around the lungs and other |
| strategy of silence adopted by the asbestos industry | | | | organs. Malignant mesothelioma can take two forms: |
| to keep the public ignorant of the health risks of | | | | a cancer of the membrane that surrounds the lungs |
| asbestos exposure. | | | | and lines the wall of the chest cavity (pleural |
| "The History of Asbestos" is a 25-minute film that | | | | mesothelioma) or a cancer of the membrane that |
| investigates the decades of lies, half truths, and | | | | covers the organs in the abdominal cavity (peritoneal |
| deceptions practiced by the asbestos industry. From | | | | mesothelioma). Malignant mesothelioma is almost |
| the first asbestos claim in 1925, to the grossly | | | | always fatal, and even light asbestos exposure can |
| misnamed Air Hygiene Foundation of the 1930s, and | | | | result in cancer. |
| the bankruptcy of the major asbestos companies in | | | | The New Jersey mesothelioma attorneys of Cohen, |
| the 1980s, it tells the story of the asbestos cover-up | | | | Placitella & Roth have extensive experience handling |
| and the staggering number of victims it claimed | | | | asbestos exposure cases and mesothelioma lawsuits. |
| through asbestosis and mesothelioma fatalities. Hidden | | | | They have been helping New Jersey residents |
| documents, corporate negligence, and a policy of | | | | affected by mesothelioma receive much needed |
| deception contributed to a conspiracy aimed at | | | | monetary compensation for over 35 years. “We |
| preventing asbestos industry workers from learning | | | | fight for them like they are our own family,” |
| that asbestos dust could kill them. | | | | says Chris Placitella, nationally renowned mesothelioma |
| Click here to view "The History of Asbestos". | | | | lawyer. |