Mesothelioma Lawyer

Who would have thought that a simple act, as ordinary as doing your family’s laundry – “unless those work clothes carried something that could change your life”. That’s what Larry Rochon had learned after his wife, Adeline, of 49 years, was diagnosed with mesothelioma. This rare cancerous disease has been linked to “almost always caused by exposure to asbestos”. Larry recalled coming home from his job at the Scott Paper Co. (later bought by Kimberly-Clark) in Everett and witnessed Adeline “shake out his work clothes and put them in the wash”.

The Rochons believes the company knew about the potential risk from asbestos and should have helped protect their family. Hence, they filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against Larry’s employer, Kimberly-Clark in March 2005. Unfortunately, Adeline was not able to wait for her day in court; she died at home in May 2006. The trend of catastrophic occurrences has yet to cease. The trial judge “ruling that the employer wasn’t responsible for protecting family members” threw out the case. The Ronchon’s mesothelioma lawyer, Matthew Bergman, appealed the Judge’s ruling and set a precedent decision by the courts of appeals that “an employer has a duty to protect the employee and the employee’s family from work-related hazards”.

To learn more, contact the Mesothelioma Lawsuit Attorneys at Williams Kherkher at 1.800.220.9341.