Top mesothelioma lawyers in McKinney, TX

Chemical plants

The Dallas and Fort Worth region has long supported chemical manufacturing and processing, and the Gulf Coast corridor drew workers from Collin County for plant jobs. If your relative spent years in plant maintenance or operations, those job sites are worth listing in a work history.

Reactors, heat exchangers and process piping were insulated with asbestos and stripped repeatedly during turnarounds.

Shipyards and naval vessels

Texas has no deep-water naval fleet inland, but many Collin County residents served in the Navy or worked Gulf Coast yards before settling here. Ship service and shipyard work often happened far from home, so a military or trade record can reveal where it took place.

Ships were insulated with asbestos throughout the engine and boiler rooms, and the spaces were tight and unventilated.

Steel mills and foundries

North Texas has had steel fabrication, foundry work and heavy manufacturing around the Dallas and Fort Worth industrial districts. Many McKinney area workers spent careers near furnaces and hot equipment, sometimes in other states, so a full job history matters.

Furnace linings, protective clothing and equipment insulation all used asbestos because of the heat.

Construction and the building trades

McKinney grew from a Collin County farm and railroad town into a major suburb, and decades of building boomed across North Texas. Homes, schools and commercial buildings from the mid-1900s used products now known to contain asbestos, so tradespeople in this area often worked around them.

Joint compound, pipe wrap, floor tile, roofing and fireproofing spray all contained asbestos, and cutting them released it.

Power stations

North Texas has long relied on large power generation to serve the Dallas and Fort Worth region, and Texas utilities ran steam plants for decades. Maintenance crews, electricians and laborers from the McKinney area often worked these sites, especially during outages.

Boilers, turbines and miles of steam piping were wrapped in asbestos, and outage work disturbed all of it at once.

A wrongful death claim

After a death, the estate and family bring the claim, usually through the personal representative named in the will or appointed by the court, under its own rules.

Asbestos trust fund claims

Companies bankrupted by asbestos liabilities set up trusts to pay claims; the Government Accountability Office counted 60 in 2011. Each sets its own criteria and is filed separately.

VA benefits for veterans

Veterans with a condition caused by asbestos contact during service may qualify for VA compensation. The VA asks for medical records, service records and a doctor's linking statement.

Family members exposed at home

Some people were exposed to dust carried home on a worker's clothes, hair or car. Take-home claims exist, but whether one can be brought depends on the state.