Wichita Asbestos Attorney

Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, with a population of nearly 400,000 people. Historically, the city’s growth was spurred by oil, cattle and, later, the aviation industry. These achievements give Wichita a unique history that is infused with the culture, arts and science one would expect of a large Midwestern city.

Sadly, Wichita’s extensive industrial and development history underscores the inescapable reality that many buildings were built with harmful asbestos-containing materials.

Why Is Asbestos Exposure Harmful to Wichita Residents?

Asbestos is a mineral that has long been implemented and used in industrial and construction projects. The mineral is naturally-occurring, yet it has intrinsic properties that make the mineral a natural fit for building. The mineral is durable and resistant to flame, but it is the durability of asbestos that makes it potentially toxic to humans.

A less desirable property of asbestos is that the mineral can be easily disturbed, thereby releasing the tiny fibers of the mineral into the air. These fibers can then be swallowed, and the durable nature of asbestos ensures that asbestos that lines the lungs may never leave the body.

It is at this point that asbestos begins to mutate previously healthy cells within the body, turning them into cancerous mesothelioma. It can take decades to receive a diagnosis for mesothelioma after an initial exposure to asbestos, since it generally takes a long time for asbestos to mutate the body’s cells.

It has been shown that one exposure to asbestos may be all that is necessary to receive a mesothelioma diagnosis many years later. Once a patient is diagnosed, survival rates are grim to say the least. Just 10 percent of patients survive past the five-year point after diagnosis, and still just two in five survive past one year.

Collectively, mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases claim thousands of lives each year. Unfortunately, Wichita loses lives to asbestos every year as well.

Wichita Asbestos Exposure

There are many jobsites in Wichita that have, unfortunately, exposed too many workers to asbestos. Some of the known jobsites asbestos exposure occurred include:

• Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
• Frontier Chemical Company
• Goodyear
• Kansas Gas & Electric Company
• Kelley Asbestos Products
• McConnell Air Force Base
• Wichita Power Plant

Veterans who may have been exposed at McConnell Air Force Base should know that veterans are disproportionately harmed by asbestos exposure. Nearly 1 in 3 mesothelioma deaths nationwide are veterans, even though the veteran population comes nowhere close to 33% of the country.

If you or a loved one has been exposed to asbestos in Kansas and received a mesothelioma diagnosis, talk to a Wichita mesothelioma lawyer today.

Talk to a Wichita Mesothelioma Lawyer

The Ledger Law Firm provides legal representation that has a proven track record of helping mesothelioma victims receive millions in compensation nationwide. Our team provides compassionate representation as we work to build a case that conclusively proves your mesothelioma was caused by a responsible party who exposed you to asbestos.

Contact us online today for a legal consultation to discuss the facts of your Wichita mesothelioma lawsuit.