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$283,500 to Family of Toxically Exposed Pipefitter

Decades after working as a pipefitter in a boiler room containing asbestos, a worker developed cancer and died at the age of 87. Because of the unusual form of cancer, Our Team was able to successfully argue that the asbestos exposure caused the cancer and secured his widow $283,500 in dependency benefits.

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