Why West Virginia Families Face Mesothelioma Diagnoses?
West Virginia families facing mesothelioma diagnoses often have one thing in common: they were never warned. Whether the exposure happened at an industrial job site like a power plant, steel mill, or chemical facility—or was brought home on a loved one’s clothing—mesothelioma almost always results from asbestos exposure that could have been prevented.
This guide helps explain what West Virginia families with mesothelioma need to know to take the next step.
Asbestos Was Everywhere in West Virginia Industry
From Weirton Steel to Koppers Follansbee, from Mount Storm Power Station to Union Carbide in Institute, asbestos was a standard material on job sites across the state. Electricians, pipefitters, boilermakers, and maintenance workers handled materials wrapped in asbestos daily.
But it didn’t stop there. Many West Virginia families experienced secondhand asbestos exposure, as contaminated work clothing came home and exposed spouses and children.
🡺 Learn more about your legal rights in a take-home asbestos case.
How Mesothelioma Affects Families, Not Just Workers
Mesothelioma may take decades to appear—but when it does, the medical and emotional toll on families is immediate. We’ve represented:
- Widows who lost their husbands to jobsite exposure
- Adult children who now face diagnoses from exposure as kids
- Retired tradesmen whose cancer wasn’t discovered until it was too late
In each case, we focused on securing compensation from the companies that made and sold asbestos products—long after they knew the risks.
What West Virginia Families Need to Do Now
If you or your family member was diagnosed with mesothelioma and worked (or lived with someone who worked) at one of these types of West Virginia sites:
- Power plants
- Steel mills
- Oil refineries
- Chemical plants
- Railroad or shipyard facilities
Then you may be eligible to file a claim or lawsuit.
We’ve already filed claims involving:
- DuPont Washington Works
- Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
- Kammer and Fort Martin Power Stations
- PPG Natrium …and many more.
🡺 Start with our West Virginia mesothelioma lawyer resource page for a deeper overview.
A Law Firm That Knows West Virginia
At the Law Offices of Lee W. Davis, Esquire, L.L.C., we’ve been handling asbestos and mesothelioma cases in West Virginia for over 35 years—since the early 1990s when the first asbestos trials were held in state court. We know:
- How to file quickly and correctly in the right jurisdiction
- What records are needed from old union halls or job logs
- How to navigate trust claims, take-home claims, and wrongful death suits
Contact Us Today
📞 Call 412-781-0525 or use the secure form below to start your mesothelioma claim. We work on contingency—you pay nothing unless we win.
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