At the moment asbestos is banned in over 65 countries world wide. In the past it had been used in the construction of buildings, mostly residual homes as well as public buildings. It was used mainly between the 1960s as to the late 1990s, because there is nearly no way to set it on fire. It was meant to improve the safety of homes and therefor the safety of United States citizens.In Arizona and Florida it has been used more often then in the rest of the country, but it used to be used all around the US. Furthermore it was used in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Germany.
It wasn´t known by the public that it has some serious adverse health effects in some cases even triggering cancer like Mesotheliom.Therefor several homes became uninhabitable on top of that many people became sick with serious illnesses. Furthermore it can lead to several forms of lung cancer, eye damage, breathing problems, skin problems and it might even be responsible for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as dyslexia. Till this day all of its side effects aren´t known, because its to dangerous to test it on humans (all effects have been found by testing mice).
This lead to a lot of law-suits against construction companies who used it, either for compensation on health problems or/and damaged or better to say uninhabitable homes. Some lawyers and attorneys even specialized on it to provide you the best chances of winning such a court case. The victims of asbestos and especially of Mesotheliom cancer often received millions as a compensation for their ruined health and homes. Several of these cases made it in the newspapers with construction companies refusing to pay compensation to the victims. A famous case was a women from Phoenix, who was dying from lung cancer triggered by asbestos.
If you are a victim of asbestos and you are suffering from health problems or you can´t life in you home any longer it is highly advisable to seek out the help of lawyers and attorneys specialized in that field.
These are the Asbestos Attorney and the Mesotheliom Lawyer; you can find information on them under the following links:
Asbestos Attorney
Mesothelioma Lawyer
In cases where the one constructing a building used asbestos knowing of its adverse effects and still used it (e.g. to save money), we also have a major offense not only against ethics and moral but furthermore a major offense against the law. In such cases the person responsible has good chances to lose all his money as well as to spend several years in prison. If you think the person responsible knew of it or you are the person who is accused of being responsible it is a wise decision to consult a criminal defense lawyer. You can find information about criminal defense lawyers under the following link:
Criminal Defense Lawyer