Structured Settlements and Mesothelioma Cancer

Structured settlement is an agreement of payment towards compensation to an injured or disabled person out of asbestos exposure and the company that is responsible for this disability. Many countries banned asbestos related activities but the settlement cases still exists in various courts. They will exist for many more years. The reason is the symptoms of the disease called mesothelioma or asbestos cancer will be seen only after many years of exposure and the seriousness of the disease will be felt only at an advanced stage. The diseased will be losing his job and livelihood and the company causing this personal injury is bound to pay a very high penalty.
The disabled who claims for compensation must know the following points well before approaching the justice. The value of the compensation depends on

1. Age and earning capacity
2. How many asbestos containing products the plaintiff is exposed
3. The number of identifiable dependents existing
4. There are statutes of limitations to file the case from the day the disease is diagnosed.  So do not  delay filing 

There are lawyers, lawsuit firms, insurance companies and private brokers that will assist in filing the case and for the speedy settlement. The diseased will be hard pressed for money at this juncture because he losses the job and no regular salary, medical expenses and lawyer expenses. Be careful in choosing the lawyer. the lawyer must be loyal and should understand your problem.  better choose a lawyer or lawsuit firm that has dealt with mesothelioma cases and settled case record. The asbestos settlement lawsuit differ from country to country and from state to state with in the country.New tretment and treatment techniques are now available for mesothelioma. The recent new treatment for this deadly disease is and  drug is Alimta©. This drug, when combined with another long-used chemo drug called Cisplatin, is the only Food and Drug Administration approved agent designated for specific use in combating malignant pleural mesothelioma.

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