Questions to ask when selecting a mesothelioma attorney.
These
pages provide consumer tips for how to deal with the financial aspects of selecting
a mesothelioma attorney. They do not provide any information regarding
the medical aspects of this serious disease.
Since
so much is at stake, selecting the right mesothelioma lawyer is very important.
According the Wall Street Journal, lawyers say a typical mesothelioma
award in a mesothelioma settlement is $1 million, and attorneys get 40% of this
amount. If the case actually goes to trial, the average award was $6
million in 2001, which was triple the amount awarded just two years earlier.
So,
mesothelioma attorneys are very eager to find mesothelioma patients.
And it's vital that patients select the mesothelioma attorneys that are best
for them.
A Brief Background on Your Legal Rights Regarding Mesothelioma
Companies that manufacture products that contain asbestos have known for over
60 years that asbestos can cause serious diseases.
Unfortunately,
because many of these companies wanted to increase their profits, they kept
this information quiet, thereby seriously endangering their workers.
There
are now laws that help protect the workers who have been harmed by their exposure
to these asbestos-related products.
However,
since representing mesothelioma can be so profitable
to attorneys, it is important that people who have mesothelioma
be especially careful selecting attorneys who are really qualified to represent
them. Therefore, we have created a list of...
Important Questions to Ask When Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney
Question #1 to Ask When Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney:
What
is your personal experience in representing mesothelioma patients? Your
goal is to find out how many cases the attorney has actually handled.
You
also want to know: how many of these were settled, and how many of these went
to trial? What were the results of each case?
You
should ask the same questions about his or her law firm. You're goal
is to find out about the firm -- is this an area the firm specializes in?
Question
#2 to Ask When Selecting a Mesothelioma Attorney:
Next,
you want to ask if the lawyer intends to actually handle your case him or herself.
Many attorneys simply refer these cases to another law firm and receive
part of the fee in exchange. This may not be in your best interest.
Click here for more questions
to ask when selecting a mesothelioma lawyer
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