Tips for Mesothelioma After Death
Tips for Mesothelioma After Death Thousands of businesses have had to defend themselves against asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits in the past several decades. Some of these asbestos lawsuits were brought by the individual who suffered from mesothelioma or other asbestos-related disease. In other cases, the family of the victim files the lawsuit because the victim passed away. People who have a close enough relation to the deceased mesothelioma victim can file a wrongful death lawsuit, if they meet certain legal criteria. In California, for example, the statute of limitations for an asbestos-related lawsuit is one one year after the date that the person suffered a disability, or one year after the date the person know or should of known that their disability was caused by asbestos exposure. Who Can File a Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Lawsuit? To file a wrongful death lawsuit, certain criteria must be met and the death needs to be a result of a person’s or company’s negligence. The abili...