How and where were you exposed to asbestos in New Hampshire

New Hampshire was a major hub of manufacturing industries and home to textile mills, leather processing facilities, power plants, and oil refineries where asbestos was used extensively. New Hampshire houses power plants operated by the Public Service Company of New Hampshire, namely Merrimack Station, Newington Station, Schiller Station, and many others, which exposed thousands of workers to significant amounts of asbestos that were widely used as an insulator. Asbestos exposure was also common at construction sites in New Hampshire towns that have several historic buildings. Asbestos was used as building material for floors and ceilings before 1980.

Ashland

L.W. Packard Company

Bennington

Monadnock Paper Mill

Berlin

Bargers Sulphite Fibre Company
Berlin Mills - Cascade Plant
Berlin Mills - Riverside Plant
Berlin Paper Mill
Brown Paper Company
Brown Paper Company - Burgess Mill
Brown Paper Company - Cascade Mill
Glen Mill
International Paper Company
James River Pulp & Paper Company
Northeast Constructors
Pulp and Paper America

Bow

Bow Power Plant
Merrimack Station Powerhouse
Public Service Company of New Hampshire

Carroll County

Claremont

Ashuelot Paper Company, Inc.
Claremont Paper Company
Compax, Inc.
Joy Manufacturing

Concord

Boston and Maine Railroad
Concord Electric Company
Concord Land and Water Power Company
Concord Power Plant
Federal Building
Merrimack
Public Service Company of New Hampshire

Coos County

Dover

American Woolen Company, Inc.
Davidson Rubber Company
Dover Gas and Electric Company
Dover Gas Plant
Dover Housing
Irvin State Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Mills
United Gas and Electric Company

Durham

Hamilton Smith
Regional Center

Exeter

Exeter Gas Plant

Farmington

Farmington Waste Water Plant

Greenfield

Hooksett

Groveton

Groveton Paper Company

Hillsborough County

Hopkinton

Davis Boxboard Division
Davis Paper Company
Hoague Sprague Corp
West Hopkinton Plant

Jaffrey

Jaffrey Landfill

Laconia

Star Specialty Knitting

Littleton

Littleton Hydro-Electric Dam Project

Manchester

American Hoechst Corporation
American Locomotive Company
Foster Grant Company
Granite State Insulation Company
Grenier Air Force Base
Insuline Corp of America
International Shoe Company
Kelly’s Falls Steam Plant
Manchester Knitted Fashions
Manchester Traction Light and Power Company
N. H. Mcelevain Company
Public Service Company of New Hampshire
Syntextils, Inc.
Telephone Building, Elm St.
Textron, Inc.
Wm H Mc Elwain Company

Merrimack

Anhauser Busch Brewery
Anheuser Busch, Inc.
Budweiser Brewery
Harcros Chemical Inc.
Nashua Corporation

Milford

Hitchiner Manufacturing Co.

Nashua

Francis P. Connor, Incorporated
Hampshire Chemical Corporation
Industrial Pipe & Equipment Corporation
Nashua Foundation
Nashua Air Traffic Control Center
Nashua Chemical
Nashua Corporation
Nashua Foundation
Nashua Light, Heat, and Power Company
Nashua Low Rent Housing
Nashua Manufacturing Company
Nashua Municipal Airport
New England Telephone
Pittsburgh Wood Preserving Company

New Ipswich

Warwick Mills

Newington

Newington Mall
Newington Power Plant
Pease Air Force Base
Public Service Company of New Hampshire
Schiller Station Powerhouse
Simplex Wire & Cable

Penacook

Brezner Canning Corp.

Plymouth

Rochester Shoe Tree Company

Portsmouth

Am. Agricultural Chemical Company
Army Air Force Base
Atlantic Corporation
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Eastern Oil and Rendering Company
National Gypsum Plant
New England Power Co.
New Hampshire Gas & Electric Company
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth Air Force Base
Portsmouth Federal Building
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth Telephone Building
R.B. Phillips Manufacturing Company
Rockingham County Light and Power Company
Ryan Estate
Sand Lance
Schiller Power Station (Boilers 4, 5 & 6)
Sea Dragon
Standard Plumbing & Heating Supply, Inc.
Tinosa
United States Navy Yard
Wentworth By The Sea
White Mountain Paper Company

Rochester

Brown & Horsch
Sanders Associates

Rockingham County

Rockingham County)

Seabrook

Seabrook Nuclear Power Station

Somersworth

General Electric

West Lebanon

Lebanon Municipal Landfill

Do you qualify for asbestos compensation?

If you were injured by occupational asbestos exposure and struggle with one of the diseases below, you are immediately eligible for compensation. Since these are very serious diseases that are directly linked to asbestos exposure, all you have to do is give our law firm a call and send our legal experts the necessary documents for filing a claim.

Lung Cancer Mesothelioma Throat Cancer Esophageal Cancer Bronchial Cancer Gastrointestinal Cancer Colorectal Cancer

On the other hand, if you suffer from one of the following diseases and suspect it was the result of asbestos exposure, you will be required to undergo free, additional medical tests with our medical team in Birmingham, Alabama in person. Because the connection between these health problems and asbestos exposure is not completely clear, we will need to find out whether asbestos exposure is the real cause of your diagnosis.

Asbestosis Pulmonary Fibrosis Pleural Plaques Pleural Effusion Diffuse Pleural Thickening COPD Emphysema Chronic Bronchitis Pleurisy Lung Nodules Lung Spots Asthma Tuberculosis Pneumonitis Histoplasmosis Rounded Atelectasis Lung Scarring Bladder Cancer

Asbestos exposure diseases
legal assistance in New Hampshire

Asbestos laws usually include laws regulating the legal rights of people who have suffered asbestos exposure in the workplace and rules regulating safety issues. The goal of this state legislation is public security and the management of asbestos-related hazards.

If you were a worker exposed to asbestos in the 1960s-1980s, the peak period of asbestos use, your current health problems could be asbestos-related, as asbestos has a long latency period. Occupations associated with asbestos exposure during the 1960s-1980s were mining and milling of raw asbestos, construction, product manufacture, use of end products. Sharing the workspace where others handled asbestos could have also been a cause of asbestos exposure.

Asbestos Occupations

Veterans who served in the 1940s-1980s are, also, at high risk of developing health problems from asbestos because many military occupations entailed asbestos exposure. Veterans eligible for benefits are not only the ones that served in the main five branches (air force, army, coast guard, marines, navy) but also those who served in other uniformed services: national oceanic and atmospheric administration, U.S. environmental services administration, U.S. public health service.

Asbestos Exposure & Veterans

Sick family members
secondary asbestos exposure

Perhaps the most frightening aspect of asbestos exposure is that you didn't have to work with asbestos or in an asbestos processing plant to inhale airborne fibers. In the past, asbestos workers and veterans went home carrying asbestos dust on their clothes, because of a lack of proper industrial hygiene. The families were then exposed via inhalation of asbestos dust. Asbestos secondary exposure can be the source of potential asbestos-related diseases. Our legal system offers workers, veterans, and family members the option to file asbestos claims. If your significant other or anyone else in the family has worked with asbestos and subsequently you got cancer or an asbestosis diagnosis, you are entitled to get fair and adequate monetary compensation.

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Monetary compensation
for asbestos exposure victims

The attorneys at Environmental Litigation Group, P.C. can help you file an asbestos claim and recover compensation for:

Medical expenses
Future medical bills
The cost of continued medical care
Pain and suffering
Physical impairment (past and future)
Loss of spousal support & companionship
Loss of consortium
Lost wages (past and future)
Loss of earning capacity damages
Travel costs for medical treatments
Costs of daily living help
Health insurance premiums
Alternative therapies
Ability to support dependents
End of life cost damages
Funeral expenses

Surviving family members can recover compensation for:

Wrongful death claims
Loss of parental care
Punitive damages (gross negligence damages)

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Asbestos exposure diseases
statute of limitations in New Hampshire

The period in which an asbestos claim must be filed by a person who has been affected by an asbestos-related illness is known as the statute of limitations. A three-year statute of limitations has been set for an asbestos claim, which means that a plaintiff should file it within three years from the diagnosis of the asbestos-related disease.

According to the statute, in case an individual dies because of an asbestos-related disease, a family member can file a wrongful death asbestos claim within three years from the date of death.

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Filing an asbestos claim in New Hampshire

Current and former residents of New Hampshire diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, and their family members should contact us as soon as possible. The statutes of limitations are only two years from the date of the diagnosis (for personal injury claims) and the time of death (for wrongful death claims). In 90% of the cases, we file asbestos trust fund claims rather than going through a lawsuit. Our experienced attorneys will help you with the steps involved in the asbestos claim process.

At Environmental Litigation Group, P.C., we strive to get you the best asbestos claim results possible. To pay out asbestos claims, asbestos trust funds managers rely on something called case valuation matrix. The case valuation matrix is a document approximating historical settlement values and assigning different values for compensable cancer types. The base dollar amounts vary by state or region because location sets occupational asbestos exposure levels. The table below provides the average settlement values, by disease level, at asbestos trust funds with seven disease levels, as presented in Rand Corporation's report on Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts.

Average amounts paid by asbestos trust funds

Mesothelioma

$960,000

Lung Cancer

$258,000

Other Cancer

$122,000

Non Malignant Diseases

$78,000

Disclaimer: Compensation for your asbestos case will be calculated starting from the base calculation matrix, increasing or decreasing the level of compensation according to the specifics of your case. Factors that can affect the value of your case include, but are not limited to, your location, age, work history, pain and suffering, the asbestos products involved in occupational exposure, and expenses related to your illness. Individual cases vary based on such factors, and previous results don't ensure an equal outcome. The factors specific to your case make it difficult to predict its value before you file an asbestos claim. So, determining how much your case is worth can be a complicated process. If you have any questions about settlements and your legal rights, please contact us immediately for a free consultation.

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Why residents in New Hampshire choose us?

We are a team of experienced mesothelioma and lung cancer lawyers with practical knowledge, well-informed on the New Hampshire asbestos laws and the complexities involved in filing asbestos claims. Our lawyers will keep you up to date and provide step-by-step guidance regarding the legal process required to obtain the justice and compensation you deserve. As we work with multidisciplinary specialists, we can provide information about the best medical professionals in your area.

We are a skilled, experienced, and well-knit, dedicated team of lawyers.
We represent people all over the United States and can reach you wherever you are.
We offer free case evaluation and advice and evaluate each case thoroughly.
We help you recover compensation from asbestos trust funds.
We gather evidence that enables us to determine liabilities with high confidence.
We help you recover the maximum possible amount of compensation you deserve.
We help survivors and family members file an asbestos claim on behalf of our deceased client.
We extend our support to help you through your personal and medical difficulties.

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