Savannah GA Asbestos Injury law firm

Savannah GA Asbestos Injury law firm

Asbestos Injury law firm in Savannah Georgia

Breakdown of a product liability asbestos exposure legal case

A. Against the employer:

If your employer did buy equipment marketed as being effective against asbestos exposure and trained you in its use, your employer may have very limited or no liability.

If you were supplied with this equipment but refused to use them, the damages will be significantly reduced as you contributed to your illness – a theory referred to as contributory negligence. Hence, for instance, if you refused to wear a respirator since it was uncomfortable, the employer may be able to successfully argue that your illness was in fact caused by your actions or lack of action.

B. Against the manufacturer:

When the manufacturer did not realize that its safety equipment products were ineffective, it can still be liable to you for providing an ineffective product. The damages from the manufacturer might not amount to much, except if your asbestos lawyer can establish that the manufacturer failed to conduct sufficient testing to be able to find out if the safety equipment was effective or not. The damages may also be increased when the manufacturer actively promoted the products as being effective when they were not.

If the manufacturer knew the safety equipment was ineffective and still sold it as being effective against asbestos exposure, you may be able to seek punitive damages from the manufacturer or, at the very least, have the manufacturers liability increased.

C. Against the supplier of the asbestos:

If the asbestos supplier simply provided asbestos without taking steps to warn about the dangers of asbestos exposure, the supplier may share in the liability to some extent. There can be a small change in how much damages will be awarded based on how well they warned end users of the danger of asbestos exposure, but that is rare. When the supplier attempted to make end users aware of the dangers, it can help lower the damages that they are required to pay.

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