What is transit?
Transite is a fire retardant material that is an ingredient in certain construction products. The material was first created in the 1920s; it was widely used during the 1970s and 1980s and continues to be used today.
How is transit used?
Due to its versatile and fire retardant nature, transite is included in a variety of building materials. It is most commonly found in wall products such as fiber cement board; however, transit is also used to make roofing and siding tiles, pipes, furnace chimneys, roof tiles, and cold rooms.
Is it dangerous to travel?
Between the 1920s and 1980s, traffic was made with asbestos. During this time, traffic was generally made up to half asbestos. Beginning in the 1980s, doctors began to realize that asbestos can cause a number of serious diseases including mesothelioma and asbestosis. To avoid the cancer-causing properties of asbestos, transit is now made with crystalline silica. While this material is considered safer than asbestos, it has been characterized as a carcinogen and can cause the lung disease silicosis.
What are the traffic risks?
The risk of developing mesothelioma, asbestosis, or silica is rare: most people are not injured by road traffic. However, asbestos is particularly dangerous when inhaled in dusty form. People who have worked in the industrial production of transit and transit-related materials may have repeatedly inhaled asbestos while completing their manufacturing tasks. People can also face dangerous exposure to asbestos in transit, even if they haven’t worked in manufacturing. Living in an apartment building or working in an office that has crumbling concrete walls, for example, can produce the same contact with dusty asbestos.
What are my options if I think I have been injured due to traffic exposure?
If you think you have become ill from contact with Transite, you can file a lawsuit against the employer, landlord, or someone else who caused your exposure. You should find a lawyer to help you with your case as quickly as possible, as these claims often have a fairly short statute of limitations: two years is common. This means that if you do not file a lawsuit within two years of the injury, you will not be able to file the case in the future.
How much does a lawyer cost?
Most experienced traffic attorneys work on contingency cases. This means that you will not have to pay any advance or hourly fees to your attorney until an award or settlement is won for you. If they do, they will keep a percentage of what they earn for you.
What should I look for in a lawyer?
It is important to find an attorney who has successful experience bringing traffic cases. These cases involve complicated medical information; Your lawyer will need to understand the medical aspects of the case and also know how to best communicate that information to the judge and jury.