Sentences with phrase «exposure to asbestos before»

The disease can take anywhere from 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos before it shows obvious symptoms and an oncologist can make a definitive diagnosis.

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As we know, asbestos exposure takes time to manifest into a disease, decades go by following exposure before any type of disease relating to asbestos exposure is identified, we need to protect them now.

«The decision will make it harder for insurers to defend claims, especially those which come from asbestos exposure in the years before the dangers were fully appreciated.

Evidence may be difficult to collect and verify because the asbestos exposure usually occurs years before the injury is apparent, complicating the process of locating witnesses, identifying potential defendants, and collecting physical evidence and records.

In a reverse bifurcated trial, tried before Judge Richard Glazer in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas it was contended that the decedent contracted pleural mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos while performing brake changes on his personal vehicles.

Exposure to asbestos in buildings: If you live, work, or attend school in a building that was built before 1980, asbestos may be present.

It can sometime take up to 50 years following exposure before the first mesothelioma symptoms or signs of another asbestos disease begin to appear.