Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center Offers Guidance for Local Mesothelioma Victims on How to Avoid Hiring the Wrong Lawyers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center believes most diagnosed victims of mesothelioma in the Keystone State get shortchanged when it comes to financial compensation for this asbestos exposure form of cancer, because they did not know how to differentiate between what are the nation's most skilled mesothelioma attorneys who consistently get the best financial results for their clients, any lawyers, or law firms that are not that great. The Center is urging diagnosed victims in Pennsylvania, or their family members to call them at 866-714-6466 to ensure they really are dealing with the nation's most experienced mesothelioma attorneys, who also just so happen to be licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. http://Pennsylvania.MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com

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The Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "Pennsylvania has some of the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the United States, and we are trying to make a huge difference for diagnosed victims in the Keystone State, or their family members by offering instant access to the nations most skilled mesothelioma compensation attorneys, who are also licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania. With so much on the line when it comes to mesothelioma compensation, we are urging diagnosed victims in Pennsylvania, or their family members to call us at 866-714-6466, before they retain the services of an attorney, or law firm to advance a mesothelioma compensation claim.

"We cannot emphasize enough that our mesothelioma initiative is state wide, and is focused on diagnosed victims living anywhere in Pennsylvania including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Eire, Reading,  Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Levittown, Harrisburg, or any other city, or town in the state." http://Pennsylvania.MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com

Information About Mesothelioma For Diagnosed Victims And Their Families From The Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center:

According to the US Center for Disease Control the average age for a diagnosed victim of mesothelioma is 72 years old.  Frequently victims of mesothelioma are initially misdiagnosed with pneumonia. This year between 2500, and 3000 US citizens will be diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is attributable to exposure to asbestos.

The states with the highest incidence of mesothelioma include Pennsylvania, Maine, New Jersey, West Virginia, Florida, Wyoming, and Washington. However, based on the calls the Mesothelioma Victims Center receives diagnosed victims could be in any state including California, New York, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Ohio,  Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and Alaska.

High risk work groups for exposure to asbestos in Pennsylvania include steel mill workers, US Navy Veterans, shipyard workers, oil refinery workers, power plant workers, manufacturing, or industrial workers, plumbers, electricians, auto mechanics, machinists, or construction workers. Typically the exposure to asbestos occurred in the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, or 1980's. http://Pennsylvania.MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com

The Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center says, "Before you hire a mesothelioma attorney please call us at 866-714-6466, and compare the qualifications of who we consider to be the nation's most skilled mesothelioma attorneys to any other lawyer, or law firm. When it comes to obtaining the best mesothelioma settlement, the quality of the attorney matters, as we would like to explain." http://Pennsylvania.MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com

For more information about a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos called mesothelioma, please visit the US Centers For Disease Control's web site: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5815a3.htm

Media Contact:

M. Thomas Martin 
866-714-6466

SOURCE Pennsylvania Mesothelioma Victims Center