Lung Cancer Compensation Calculator: Estimate Your Financial Recovery After Asbestos Exposure - Free & Confidential
Diagnosed with Lung Cancer?
Check your eligibility for compensation from over 67,000 job sites with known asbestos exposure.
Lung cancer treatment can be expensive. Knowing your potential compensation helps plan for medical bills and living costs.
Understanding your compensation options can help plan for better cancer treatments, potentially increasing your chances of recovery.
Seeking compensation holds negligent companies responsible, potentially preventing future harm.
The Lung Cancer Compensation Calculator will give you a personalized estimate to your potential compensation if you have lung cancer linked to asbestos exposure:
Medical & Exposure History: Your lung cancer diagnosis, age, smoking history, and work involving asbestos exposure.
Legal & Financial Factors: Current trust fund payouts, state claim deadlines, and average settlements in similar cases.
An asbestos lung cancer case may qualify as a "base case" for compensation purposes if it meets the following conditions:
Diagnosis: The individual was diagnosed with lung cancer by a qualified medical professional (pathologist, internist, pulmonologist, or occupational medicine physician).
Litigation: The individual was deceased at the time the lawsuit was initiated or the claim was filed.
Age: The individual was 75 years old at the time of death.
Dependents: The individual had a spouse and no other dependents or minor children at the time of death.
Economic Loss: The individual's loss of earnings, pension, social security, and home services falls within a specified range.
Medical and Funeral Expenses: The individual's medical and funeral expenses fall within a specified range.
Exposure: The individual had standard exposure to asbestos-containing products at traditional job sites (e.g., shipyards, refineries, power plants) linked to companies represented by asbestos trust funds.
Smoking History: The injured person was still smoking approximately 2 packs per day at the time of diagnosis, or had quit smoking less than 10 years before the diagnosis.
Latency: At least 10 years passed between the individual's first exposure to asbestos and their lung cancer diagnosis.
Here's how the asbestos lung cancer compensation calculator identifies potential payment starts for a 70-year-old individual diagnosed with lung cancer who worked as an electrician at General Electric in San Jose, CA, between 1969 and 1977:
Available Asbestos Trust Funds Linked to Asbestos Exposure at General Electric in San Jose, CA (including scheduled values and applied ratios)
| Owens Corning/Fibreboard Corp. | $3,960 |
| Owens Corning | $8,850 |
| Yarway | $11,000 |
| MacArthur Co. | $22,881 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $24,500 |
| Burns & Roe Enterprises, Inc. | $73,739 |
| Payout | $144,931 |
| Age 70 (age adjustment) | x 1.075 |
| Alive (survival status) | x 1.3 |
| Quit smoking 14 years ago | x 1.2 |
| Total | $243,050 |
Electricians diagnosed with lung cancer after asbestos exposure between 1969 and 1977 at General Electric in San Jose, CA may receive compensation ranging from $100,000 to $280,000 through civil lawsuits. The final amount depends on the extent of their asbestos exposure during that time.
The age used for calculation is determined at the start of the lawsuit or when the claim is filed, whichever comes first. The compensation amount is adjusted based on this age:
Older than 75: The adjustment factor decreases by 0.015 for every year over 75. The lowest it can go is 0.7.
Younger than 75: The adjustment factor increases by 0.015 for every year under 75. The highest it can go is 1.4.
Smoking history is a key factor in calculating and estimating the case value for a lung cancer case following asbestos exposure. The compensation amount is adjusted based on the following smoking history details:
If the injured person is a lifetime non-smoker, their compensation from trust funds may be adjusted to 2.0.
If the injured person quit smoking, the time between quitting and receiving the diagnosis may increase the case value adjustment by up to 1.5.
If the injured person is still smoking, the number of packs per day and the duration of smoking can affect the case value, potentially increasing it to 1.2 or decreasing it to as low as 0.6.
The average settlement for a 70-year-old individual diagnosed with lung cancer, who pursues compensation through both asbestos trust funds (individual review claims) and civil lawsuits, may range between $343,050 - $523,050.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with lung cancer, use Lung Cancer Compensation Calculator to estimate potential compensation for you or a family member. Understanding the estimated compensation range can empower you to make more informed decisions regarding your legal options and financial planning.
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Provides a starting point: The lung cancer compensation calculator gives you an initial estimate of your claim's potential value, empowering you with information as you begin the process.
Reduces uncertainty: lung cancer compensation is complex. This tool helps clarify potential payouts from various sources, reducing the overwhelming nature of the process.
It supports informed decisions: Understanding the estimated compensation range can help you make better-informed decisions about your legal options and financial strategies.
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