New York Asbestos-Related Death Rankings
New York is the
country’s fourth-most populated state.
It’s also the fourth highest-ranking state in the U.S. for
asbestos-related deaths.
An estimated 12,146
people died from asbestos-related diseases in New York between 1999 and 2013.
Of those deaths, 2,253 — or roughly 18.6% — were attributed to the deadliest
form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.
Nassau County, a
suburban county on Long Island, saw 1,135 asbestos-related deaths during that
14-year period — the most out of any New York county. Erie and Suffolk counties
rank No. 2 and No. 3. All three counties have an average of 75 asbestos-related
deaths per year.
Queens County in New
York City ranks at No. 4; Kings County (Brooklyn) is No. 6; New York County is
No. 9; and the Bronx is No. 11 on the list of New York counties poisoned with
asbestos.
Asbestos New York Investigations
The New York City
Department of Environmental Protection carried out a survey in the 1990s to
assess the public’s risk of asbestos exposure in buildings. It found 68% of
buildings in the city contained materials with asbestos. At the time, the
estimated total amount of asbestos-containing materials in the city was 323
million square feet, most of which was thermal system insulation.
Over the years,
business and property owners in the state have taken steps to remove the
asbestos from their buildings, and New York has enacted laws and regulations to
promote safe handling and removal of asbestos-containing materials.
In 2009, however, the
state launched several investigations into asbestos-abatement contractors and
construction-business owners who were suspected of improper handling of
asbestos, despite the known health risks.
A contractor in the
Rochester, New York area was suspected of improperly removing and disposing of
asbestos-containing materials taken from dozens of work sites, including homes,
businesses, schools, and health-care facilities. Another contractor, in Queens,
who worked on abatement projects for decades, was sentenced to prison and
ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in restitution for violating the law.
Industrial Asbestos Exposure in New York
Mesothelioma is known
as the signature asbestos-related cancer. As an occupational disease, it is a
preventable cancer, which makes it all the more tragic.
New York’s old
shipyards, including the Brooklyn Navy Yard, are infamous for their asbestos
contamination.
Industrial workers who
are most plagued by asbestos exposure are those who have spent years in
shipyard repair, heating-systems repair, the construction and automobile
industries, and the Navy.
Asbestos New York Verdicts & Settlements
Established in 1986,
New York asbestos litigation law firm Weitz & Luxenberg has grown into an
unparalleled legal force.
Our staff of top-notch
lawyers is recognized coast-to-coast for winning multimillion-dollar verdicts
and settlements for industrial workers diagnosed with occupational asbestos
diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-linked lung cancer.
Some of our New York victories include:
Navy Yard Workers
Auto Mechanics
Other Tradesmen
$20 million for the
family of a former Navy shipfitter who died of mesothelioma.
$104 million for former
employees of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
$75 million for 36 men
who formerly worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Contact an Experienced New York Asbestos Lawyer
Recent Verdicts
$37 Million
W&L won Phase II of
a reverse-bifurcated lung cancer trial against Robert A. Keasbey Company. The
company was a former insulation contractor that also distributed asbestos
products in New York.
Every asbestos lawyer
working for New York-based Weitz & Luxenberg is proud of the firm’s
reputation for providing effective mesothelioma legal support for workers
diagnosed with this asbestos disease.
U.S. News & World
Report and the peer-review publication Best Lawyers have recognized our firm as
the national Law Firm of the Year in the category of Mass Tort Litigation/Class
Actions – Plaintiffs. Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys are regularly lauded as
Super Lawyers and Rising Stars of the New York Metro area. And our founding
partners have each been named New York City “Lawyer of the Year.”
If you have been
diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-caused lung cancer, or asbestosis, and
reside and/or have worked in the state of New York, please call our office at
(877) 516-9192 or fill out a form to speak to one of our experienced asbestos
attorneys.
2 Responses to "New York Asbestos-Related Death Rankings"
uwah, that was scary, may our family always safe and in peace
it was most likelu the same with Indonesia, we need to be more careful
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