Maremont Corporation Asbestos Exposure

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Investigating Workplace Asbestos Exposure For Former Maremont Corporation Employees

The Lyon Firm is reviewing asbestos cancer cases for former Maremont workers and those employed in similar positions nationwide. Thousands of individuals are diagnosed each year with occupational lung diseases due to past exposure to toxins at the workplace. Employers may be held accountable for workplace injuries and illnesses that are deemed preventable by experts.

Our legal team has the experience and resources to investigate your unique case and to build a strong claim on your behalf. We aim to settle for a fair compensation package to help you pay for the following:

• Medical Costs: When individuals fall ill due to past toxic exposure, they may need help paying for past and future medical expenses. Settlements can assure you have healthcare costs covered when your insurance does not. This may include all treatments, rehab, hospital visits and long-term disability.
• Lost Wages: Many workers are no longer able to work in the same capacity as they did before after a long and painful illness or cancer battle. These workers and their families may be entitled to lost past and future earnings to secure their financial future.
• Non-material Damages: These situations can be intensely stressful for families, and damages can be sought relating to emotional damages, pain and suffering, loss of companionship, loss of quality of life and in some cases, punitive damages.

Was I Exposed to Asbestos at Maremont?

Maremont Corporation manufactured and supplied after-market automotive parts to various retailers. Up until 1978, Maremont allegedly added asbestos to several of its muffler and exhaust products for fireproofing. As a result, many workers at Maremont plants and those who handled their products after they were sold could have been exposed to a hazardous level of toxic material.

Their automotive products included asbestos-containing brake linings, disc pads, mufflers and clutch facings sold under the brands “Pratt,” “Grizzly” and “Leland.” Maremont also supplied asbestos brakes to Sears, Roebuck & Company.

In 1977, Maremont sold its asbestos friction business to Nuturn Corporation, another automotive parts manufacturer, and discontinued making their toxic asbestos mufflers in 1978.

Maremont has faced hundreds of lawsuits since from former workers in the industry that claim the company knew, or should have known, that their products were hazardous to the health of anyone handling them. As a result, Maremont filed for bankruptcy in 2019 and an asbestos trust has since been created to compensate future victims. Automotive store employees, mechanics, and plant workers have filed claims.

Many companies in the auto industry used asbestos in components, which resulted in many workers later developing mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and other related cancers such as the following:

• Angiosarcoma
• Mesothelioma Cancer
• Asbestosis
• Lung Cancer
• Adenocarcinoma
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Esophageal Cancer
• Colon Cancer

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the EPA, OSHA and other health and safety agencies worldwide have concluded that there is no safe level of exposure to asbestos. Even a short duration of exposure during employment, particularly in a poorly ventilated area, could result in a worker developing an occupational illness.

Mesothelioma Linked to Maremont Asbestos Exposure

Mesothelioma is a specific form of lung cancer that has been linked to asbestos exposure in medical literature since the 1970s. The cancer has a long latency period, and sometimes a worker will not show symptoms of the cancer for decades after initial exposure. If you a confirmed diagnosis in the last year, you may be eligible to file an asbestos cancer claim. You should contact an experienced toxic exposure lawyer to discuss your legal options and to begin processing your claim.