If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to compensation from the company responsible for exposing you to asbestos. ...
If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to compensation from the company responsible for exposing you to asbestos.
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Requesting compensation is a way of asking large companies to take responsibility for the damage to health that they have caused too many.
How to choose a mesothelioma lawyer
Make sure of the following before signing a contract with a mesothelioma lawyer:
- The lawyer must have extensive experience in cases of mesothelioma.
- Ask what is your success rate with cases similar to yours and if the claim will be made in your country or in the United States.
- The procedure must not have any initial cost for the family or the patient
- The lawyer must charge a pre-agreed commission on a contract, ONLY IN CASE OF A DEMAND
- In the contract, you must say if the lawyers will discount other types of expenses. These expenses should only be deducted in case the demand for asbestos is won.
- Lawyers must operate with minimum intrusion and annoyance for the patient and his family
- You must have personal contact with the lawyers. Do not accept intermediation from third parties that intend to charge you commissions.
- Claims can also proceed in case of deceased persons. An expert lawyer will assess the chances of success, depending, to a large extent, on the year of death.
- Make sure you fully understand any document you sign. Avoid signing documents in English or any other language. Legal jargon is difficult to understand even in our own language.
- The lawyers must offer you complete and satisfactory explanations. All the legal documents and the process must be explained until the client is satisfied with having understood them. The lawyer must explain each of the points of the contract.
-The contract must come in your language
-The attorneys will thoroughly review your medical and professional history. Suspect if they do not.
Mesothelioma lawyers best practices
The following are practices that demonstrate high standards of professionalism and commitment, you must demand them.
- Prompt payment. A case of mesothelioma can take from a few months to a year or more. Sometimes, the delay of the process is due to the efforts of the legal team to obtain the best compensation for their clients. Once the payments are received, it is desirable that the compensation money be available to the customer as soon as possible. Beware of lawyers who offer you money in advance, promise a certain amount or monthly deposits.
- Meeting at the place of residence of the patient. This also means that lawyers are willing to go to the place that is most comfortable for the patient, without needing to make him move.
- Do not request payments in advance. This means that there are no initial costs for the client, and the consultation is completely free. This practice implies that the firm works by commission, which is only charged in case of winning the demand and obtaining compensation from the companies. When the demand is won, also travel expenses and other expenses are deducted in the signature incurred in the process. This type of charges are detailed at the beginning of the process and stipulated in the contract.
-Consulting person Ideally, the lawyer - and not a paralegal or junior assistant - should be in charge of meeting with you.
- Non-stressful procedure. Because most patients and their families are going through a difficult stage emotionally and physically, they tend to prefer to be involved as little as possible in the process and avoid a trial. It is desirable that the legal team offer the possibility of participating only in one meeting and, if necessary, in a deposition later, and take charge of the rest.
Contact: Mesothelioma Attorney.
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