Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
You or perhaps a family member has been diagnosed with mesothelioma and you've been told that
mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos. What is asbestos? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm
a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York City and I can answer this question. And to
answer the question, the first thing I can tell you about asbestos is that it's a mineral.
And what that means is that it's a rock and it's a rock that was mined out of the ground
primarily in South Africa and Canada. Now there were other asbestos mines throughout
the world but those were the two primary ones that we see in asbestos cases here in the
United States. This mineral (this rock), asbestos, came to be known as "The Magic Mineral." And
the reason why asbestos came to be known as The Magic Mineral is for two very important
properties that asbestos has. One, it's a tremendous insulator. Asbestos fibers can't
be burned with a blowtorch, it can't be destroyed. So it's a perfect insulator. Two, asbestos
has tremendous strength (tensile strength) and it was used in various products throughout
the United States for those two properties: insulating and strength. And workers in industry
various trades were exposed to asbestos from these asbestos fibers and they later in life
contracted mesothelioma. Asbestos is an industrial toxin, a poison, a carcinogen that causes
mesothelioma. And I'm sure you have many more questions about asbestos and the different
properties of asbestos, as well as mesothelioma. And we can answer your questions. You should
pick up the phone and call the number listed on the screen below (that's my officer number).
I'm Joe Williams and we handle these cases every day for victims of mesothelioma. This
is what we do every day. I hope you found this video informative. Thank you for listening.