Asbestos- uses, dangers, disposal…

In Minnesota, thanks to the recent publicity about all the miners, everyone knows what mesothelioma is. Not so much in Texas. When my husband got sick and needed taking care of, I was getting to be at my wit’s end – we also have a son with Downs Syndrome and I couldn’t do all that work all by myself, so we moved back home to Goldthwaite, to be near my sister and her family. You might be shocked to learn how hard it is to find a Texas mesothelioma attorney to help us file a lawsuit. The first place I phoned had a very professional-sounding woman answering the phone. When I explained why we needed a lawyer, there was a 10 second silence on the other end of the phone. “Maybe try a bigger city – a LOT bigger,” she finally suggested, as if that was any help, and as if a four-hour round trip to Austin or a six-hour round trip to Dallas was just a spin around the block. Another office couldn’t even understand the word: “Meso-what,” the receptionist asked. I spelled it for her and she promised to call me back later after talking to the firm’s partners. Two days passed, and I called back. She explained that she had talked to them and that “No, they don’t know how to work with that ‘meso thing’ that y’all brought from up north.” We’re running low on funds and there is a limit to how much help my sister and her family can offer – plus, I hate to be asking her when she has a family of her own. Can someone please help us find a good lawyer around here who knows what this disease is and why the mining company should be held responsible even though it’s been years since Davey worked in the mines? Thank you!