Lung cancer · Asbestos exposure

Lung cancer after asbestos at work? You may be owed compensation.

If you or a loved one worked in the trades, a plant, a shipyard, a railroad or a Navy engine room before 1980 and now has lung cancer, asbestos trust funds may owe you money, even if you smoked.

See if you qualify

  • Free & confidential
  • No fee unless you win
  • Smokers can qualify

You may qualify if you:

A smoking history does not rule you out. Filling this out for a parent or spouse, or for a loved one who has passed away? Families can file too.

How it works

From questions to a filed claim.

  1. 1

    Answer a few questions

    About two minutes: the jobs, the years, the diagnosis, and who is filing.

  2. 2

    An attorney reviews it

    A real person looks at the answers and calls about next steps.

  3. 3

    We file the claims for you

    If it qualifies, we gather the work and medical records and file with every trust that applies. No court visits, and no fee unless you receive compensation.

Background

Asbestos causes lung cancer. The companies knew.

For much of the last century, asbestos was built into insulation, pipe covering, boilers, gaskets, brakes and fireproofing. Cutting, sanding or simply working near those materials put fibers in the air, and workers breathed them in, often for years.

Asbestos is a known cause of lung cancer, and the cancer often appears decades after the exposure ended. That is why so many people are diagnosed in their seventies and eighties for work they did in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Manufacturers knew about the danger long before 1980 and kept selling asbestos products without adequate warnings.

Many of those companies later went bankrupt and were required to set up trust funds to pay the people their products made sick. Billions of dollars have been set aside, and those trusts still accept claims today, including from people who smoked.

Work we review

Jobs where asbestos was common.

Work in any one of these before 1980 can be enough. Any type of lung cancer diagnosed in the last three years can count: non-small cell, small cell, adenocarcinoma, squamous cell or large cell.

Compensation

Compensation for asbestos lung cancer.

Asbestos trust funds were set up to pay people with lung cancer from exposure at work, and many people qualify for payments from more than one trust. Compensation can cover:

Every case is different, and filing deadlines vary by state. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Questions

What families ask before they file.

I smoked. Can I still file?

Yes. Smoking does not rule out an asbestos claim. Smoking and asbestos together raise lung cancer risk far more than either one alone, and the trusts routinely pay claims from people with a smoking history. It can affect the amount, but not whether you can file.

The companies I worked around went out of business. Is there anyone left to pay?

Yes. Many asbestos makers went bankrupt and were required to set up trust funds to pay people harmed by their products. Billions of dollars have been set aside, and the trusts still accept claims today. Many people qualify for payments from more than one trust.

Do I have to go to court?

Usually not. Most asbestos trust claims are filed on paper, with no trial and no courtroom. We gather the records and handle the filings for you.

I don't remember the product names or every job site.

You don't need to. Tell us where and when you worked, and we research the plants, ships, job sites and products from there, even fifty years on.

I'm filling this out for my mom or dad. Is that OK?

Yes. Many of the people who contact us are a son, daughter or spouse. Answer the questions for your loved one, and we'll talk with the family about next steps.

A loved one passed away from lung cancer. Can our family file?

Often, yes, depending on when the diagnosis was made. An executor, next of kin or someone with power of attorney may be able to bring the claim on the family's behalf.

I served in the Navy. Is this a claim against the military?

No. Claims are made against the companies that made and sold asbestos products, through their trusts, not against the Navy or the government, and they do not reduce VA benefits.

What does it cost?

Nothing up front and nothing out of pocket. We're paid only if you receive compensation.

Representation

Why work with Steppacher Law

Work-history focus

Asbestos lung cancer claims turn on where and when the exposure happened. We piece together the job sites, employers, ships and products involved, and file with every trust that applies.

No cost to you

No upfront fees and nothing out of pocket. We're paid only if there is a recovery.

Private by default

Answers go only to the attorneys reviewing the claim. Nothing is sold or shared.

Find out if you're owed compensation for lung cancer.

Free, confidential, and about two minutes. No fee unless you win.

See if you qualify
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