MESOTHELIOMA INFORMATION

Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma originates in the mesothelial tissue surrounding the lungs, abdomen or heart.

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Treatment Options for Mesothelioma
Read more about the various treatments that are available for treating mesothelioma.

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Mesothelioma Doctors and Specialists
There are a number of cancer centers throughout the United States which treat mesothelioma. We have a list of some of the nationwide cancer centers that specialize in treatment for this disease.

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How did I get it?
How Can I prevent it?
What are the symptoms?
How Is it Diagnosed?

 
ASBESTOS INFORMATION

What is Asbestos?
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma originates in the mesothelial tissue surrounding the lungs, abdomen or heart.

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The Asbestos
Cover Up
Many companies that used asbestos or made asbestos-containing products knew that asbestos was dangerous for over 50 years. These companies continued to use asbestos because it was cheaper than alternatives. The companies hid the truth from both the public and their own employees. Only years later the truth was discovered, including the fact that some companies manipulated medical studies to hide the dangers of asbestos.

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What products contain asbestos?
Which jobs may result in asbestos exposure?
What if I don't know where or when I was exposed to asbestos?

 
 
 

Bart French has extensive experience working with victims of asbestos exposure and is committed to helping his clients achieve justice.

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Attorney Nate Mudd's practice is dedicated to representing victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related
diseases.

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Attorney Jackie Olinger is committed to seeing that asbestos victims and their families receive compensation for the wrongs...

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Attorney Shelby Reed has taken an active interest in developing liability cases against manufacturers of asbestos-containing products.

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Shelby Reed
One Metropolitan Square
211 N. Broadway, Suite 2940
St. Louis, MO 63102
sreed@frenchmudd.com
Tel: (800) 875-6762

Since 2004, Shelby Reed has exclusively represented victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.  Shelby has taken an active interest in developing liability cases against manufacturers of asbestos-containing products establishing what such manufacturers knew about the dangers of asbestos or should have known.  For the first ten (10) years of Shelby’s professional career, he practiced public school and governmental law representing some of the fastest growing school districts in the state of Texas.  In addition to representing mesothelioma victims, Shelby’s areas of practice have included, but were not limited to, business and commercial transactions, trial and appellate practice and personnel and employment matters. 

Shelby is a native of Texas, but currently resides in Maryville, Illinois.

Notable Decisions:

Co-authored brief and successfully represented the Allen ISD Board of Trustees in Outman v. Allen ISD Board of Trustees, No. 05-97-01112-CV, 1999 WL 817694, 199 Tex.App. LEXIS 7691 (Tex.App.--Dallas Oct. 14, 1999, no pet.)(unpublished opinion).

Authored brief and successfully represented the DeSoto Independent School District in Wright Commercial Contracting, Inc. v. DeSoto Independent School Dist.,  2000 WL 378523 (Tex.App.-Dallas) (Tex.App.-Dallas, 2000).

Co-authored brief and successfully represented the Denton Central Appraisal District in Denton Central Appraisal Dist. v. CIT Leasing Corp., 115 S.W.3d 261 (Tex. App.--Fort Worth 2003, pet. denied), cert. denied, 125 S.Ct. 106 (2004)

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Texas 1994
  • Illinois 2004
  • Missouri 2008
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2005
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1998

Education

  • Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX, 1994, J.D.; Cum Laude
  • Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 1991, B.S.; Major: Economics; Magna Cum Laude

Practice Areas

  • Mesothelioma & Asbestos Litigation

 

 


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