Georgia Pacific Corporation

Georgia Pacific employees exposed to asbestos

During the last century, Georgia Pacific Corporation made use of asbestos in large amounts, as the mineral has numerous convenient properties, such as excellent resistance to fire, electricity and a wide range of chemicals. Furthermore, it was also very cheap at the time. While the company has a rich history as a flourishing business throughout the U.S. by virtue of its wide range of products, it was only in 1965, upon purchasing Bestwall Gypsum, that Georgia Pacific began employing asbestos. The occupations at the highest risk of developing a serious disease as a result of exposure to the asbestos products of this company are:

• factory workers
• construction workers
• roofers
• shipyard workers
• maintenance workers
• demolition workers

Known for manufacturing gypsum products such as plaster and drywall, Bestwall Gypsum would use asbestos for the insulating properties, accessibility, as well as low cost of the mineral. A notable particularity of the diseases that can arise from asbestos exposure is their long latency period – up to 50 years may elapse between one’s inhalation or ingestion of toxic fibers and the occurrence of a disease such as lung cancer.

The family members of Georgia Pacific Corporation employees who worked before 1977 might have also been exposed to asbestos

Asbestos exposure is falsely believed to have taken place exclusively in industrial settings such as chemical plants, shipyard, or textile mills by the majority of people. However, it is crucial to know that exposure to asbestos can take many forms, a person not being necessarily required to be in close proximity to the source of contamination to undergo dangerous exposure. The circumstances in which one is not in direct contact with asbestos yet inhales or ingests toxic fibers are referred to as secondary exposure. Secondary asbestos exposure would happen very often during the last century, the most common setting in which it would occur being households, as millions of people would handle asbestos on the job without wearing appropriate equipment. Moreover, workers did not have to change their clothes either, which would facilitate secondary exposure to a terrible extent. Thus, asbestos fibers would inadvertently be carried home by workers, where family members could easily breathe them in.

Similarly to people whose health was affected by occupational exposure, people injured by secondary asbestos exposure are entitled to financial compensation. If you have someone in your family who was employed at Georgia Pacific Corporation and now struggle with a disease associated with asbestos exposure, a lawyer specialized in asbestos cases will provide you with the assistance you need to recover the money you deserve for your physical and emotional suffering. With nearly 30 years of experience in pursuing compensation for asbestos victims, our attorneys are committed to helping you file a lawsuit against the company at fault with minimal involvement on your part. Seeking legal aid as soon as you have a diagnosis is crucial, as asbestos cases have a statute of limitation which could prevent you from recovering the compensation you are eligible for. For more information, do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly answer your questions.

Legal assistance in wrongful death asbestos exposure cases for family members

The surviving family members of a worker who developed a disease as a result of occupational asbestos exposure but has not taken legal action during their lifetime are also eligible for compensation. With over 25 years of experience in pursuing compensation for the victims of asbestos exposure and their family members, our attorneys will help you recover the money you deserve on behalf of your loved one. While it is very complex, the legal process requires minimal involvement on your part, as the majority of the aspects, such as the claim and the documents which must accompany it, will be efficiently handled by our legal team.

Over the past three decades, approximately 300,000 lawsuits were filed against Georgia Pacific Corporation on behalf of employees injured by occupational asbestos exposure. If you find yourself in the same situation, struggling with asbestosis or another disease known to be the result of asbestos exposure, we encourage you to take legal action immediately. So far, our law firm has provided legal assistance and representation to more than 200,000 asbestos victims and our attorneys will be glad to lend you a helping hand. Suing the liable company will not only grant you the compensation you deserve, but it will also hold Georgia Pacific Corporation accountable for their past neglectful actions. Because we know how important early detection is, our specialists offer asbestos screenings free of charge to former Georgia Pacific Corporation employees who worked before 1977. Please send in your most recent chest X-ray and our medical experts will promptly let you know whether you should have a cause for concern regarding the health of your lungs.