Asbestos Lawsuits for Naval Workers

Asbestos has been banned, for years, for the use of its carcinogenic properties.

Many navy veterans, however, suffer from asbestos exposure or become dead from asbestos cancer, malignant mesothelioma, and asbestosis.

This is due to the fact that most personnel in the Navy serving aboard ships honorably have been exposed to hazardous asbestos used as material to insulate around pipes, pumps, and boilers.

Liberally, asbestos was used for a number of decades prior to it being discovered as harmful properties.

Asbestos can resist heat and fire as a natural occurring mineral, which has exceptional properties.


By the early part of the 1980s, the use of asbestos was curtailed when it became obvious that exposure to this harmful toxic material can result in catastrophic injuries and fatalities.

For many navy veterans, unfortunately, the harm caused by this exposure and inhalation had begun already.

In regards to asbestos lawsuits for naval workers, prior to the early part of the 1980s, asbestos was extensively used to construct Navy warships in various products and components used on board.

In addition to the installation of the boilers, asbestos was used vastly in cables, gaskets, adhesive, paneling, hydraulic assemblies, pipe fittings, and grinders.

The use of the hazardous material, unfortunately, far extended beyond the warships of a nation.

A number of military vehicles used by the U. S. Navy come equipped with gaskets, brakes, and clutches containing asbestos, as well as plumbing systems and flooring materials used in port facilities of the Navy.

Many of the shipyards, portside facilities, and warships filled with the toxic material through the wars in Korea and Vietnam remains in use, to expose untold numbers of personnel in the Navy, as well as non-military.

There is no cure, currently, available for any sustained injury as a result of asbestos.

Personnel in the armed forces, which include Navy veterans, have legal rights to recover damages in asbestos lawsuits for naval workers, if injured or losing a life due to asbestos exposure.


This includes individuals who have served honorably on sea or land, which entail cruisers, escorts, destroyers, aircraft carriers, battleships, merchant marine ships, minesweepers, submarines, frigates, and amphibious warships.

Veterans can apply to the VA for benefits for any disease related to asbestos, but additional compensation through liable third parties may be available.

The third parties can include equipment manufacturers, shipbuilders, and others who were bound for duty to offer a safe product.

Even with that necessary knowledge, these third parties chose profits over safety of personnel. Due to that, to provide compensation to victims, they can be held liable legally.

If you have sustained severe injuries, or a family member lost his or her life from asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits for Naval workers can be considered to pursue full compensation.

Personal injury attorneys who specialize in cases of toxic chemical exposure can protect your rights in the pursuit of recovering damages entitled to you for sustained injury, as a result of disregard for and negligence of your health.

Contact us for a free consultation or call Anzalone Law Firm PLLC, at: 603.548.3797.