Asbestos Lawsuit in Texas?

Will there be an Asbestos Lawsuit in Texas?

Fort Worth, Texas, may be putting its residents at risk to various asbestos-causing diseases like asbestos-cancer and mesothelioma when it tears down the Oak Hollow Apartments.

The safest method for tearing down a structure contaminated with asbestos is called the 'wet method'. As one might guess, it involves soaking the building before and during demolition to prevent the release of asbestos dust into the air.

But when the city tears down the apartments, they are considering using a different method.

As one might imagine, this drew protests from a host of groups who are acting as advocates of the residents who want to avoid asbestos-related disease.

The debate centers around the two methods of removal and which one has proven to be more effective in preventing exposure to asbestos. The test results are inconclusive, and some residents of Fort Worth, Texas, are no longer willing to be a part of the tests. They wish to have the building taken down with the standard way.

No doubt, given the publicity, the city is putting itself at risk of another sort: legal risk. Even if no one develops asbestos-cancer or mesothelioma, it will not be long before the lawyers get a whiff of what is blowing in the wind. And whether it is asbestos or not, the opportunity will be ripe for a lawsuit.