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Asbestos- related lawsuits are still alive and well, as we see with a recent case in Virginia. As reported in the Virginia Press on September 15, 2007, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a $3.4 million jury verdict to the family of a former Newport News shipyard worker who died in 2005 of an asbestos-related cancer called mesothelioma,

In the 1960s, Garland F. “Buddy” Jones Jr. worked Newport News Shipbuilding. The lawsuit appeal was made by John Crane Inc., an Illinois-based maker of gaskets and other asbestos parts that were handled by shipyard workers on a regular basis. Even though Jones stopped working for the shipbuilding company after 1967, he had enough exposure to asbestos fibers in those years to develop cancer decades later. Jones was diagnosed with that cancer in January of 2005, which was 38 years after he last worked at the shipyard. He died in June of 2005 at the age of 60. Jones began the lawsuit in Newport News Circuit Court before he died and his widow and children saw to it that it was carried through after his death.

If you or someone you know is injured by exposure to asbestos, it is important to get legal advice from a Jones Act attorney. The Jones Act is a set of rules and regulations that protect injured sea workers. A Jones Act attorney will be able to assess your situation and determine what legal action you can pursue. Set up a free initial consultation with a Jones Act attorney from Williams Kherkher.