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Since 1975, James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has serviced nearly 15,000 clients with personal injury and wrongful death cases in West Virginia courts.
Over the years, James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented thousands of people suffering from asbestos diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. Preparing these cases for settlement or trial involves gathering and organizing lots of information about you and your family. Photo by Hunters Race on Unsplash Much of this information can be obtained from former …
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James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented thousands of people who have been injured by exposure to asbestos. In many cases, people who develop asbestos related diseases have been exposed to asbestos through their work. Some of the most serious exposures have occurred among miners, millers and pipefitters, but asbestos disease can occur in …
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented victims of asbestos exposure and their estates for over 30 years. Asbestos causes a number of serious and often fatal diseases, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. In recent trials, plaintiffs have argued that they or a loved one developed mesothelioma after using products that contain talcum …
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. represents people injured by asbestos exposure. Over the years, asbestos has been used in thousands of products. Many of these uses are well known, such as pipe and boiler insulation, gaskets and packing material, automobile brakes, floor tiles, and shingles, but some of them might surprise you, such as …
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented many victims of mesothelioma, a fatal cancer almost always caused by asbestos exposure. The most common type of mesothelioma is pleural mesothelioma which develops on the lining of the lungs (about 75% of all cases), followed by peritoneal mesothelioma (about 20% of all cases), which develops in …
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented victims of asbestos exposure for almost 30 years. At one time, asbestos was considered a magic mineral because it was cheap, a good insulator, and resistant to fire and chemicals. Because of these useful properties, it was used in an amazing array of products and industries, …
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented many victims of mesothelioma, a fatal cancer almost always caused by asbestos exposure. In many cases this exposure has occurred during civilian employment, but all too often, veterans have been exposed during their military service, only to develop mesothelioma many years later. Although veterans make up only …
People who work with asbestos can carry asbestos home on their clothes, shoes, tools, rags, work supplies, lunch boxes and hair and in their cars, thereby exposing family members to this toxic material. Exposures of this kind are referred to as “take home exposures,” “household exposures,” or “second hand exposures.” James F. Humphreys & Associates, …
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer which is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos.
