With a dedicated team of mesothelioma attorneys who have secured more than $500 million for asbestos plaintiffs, Nemeroff Law Firm is one of the country’s top mesothelioma law firms. The nationwide firm has represented families affected by mesothelioma for decades.
Nemeroff Law Firm focuses on helping families affected by mesothelioma. It is among the country’s top mesothelioma law firms, having recovered more than $500 million for victims of asbestos exposure.
The firm has represented thousands of asbestos plaintiffs, with experienced attorneys working across the nation. Its legal support team includes paralegals, trust fund experts, medical investigators and case managers.
Rick Nemeroff founded the firm to help those with asbestos-related illnesses receive compensation. Its primary focus is representing mesothelioma plaintiffs, and it specializes in military asbestos cases. The law firm is a member of the West Virginia Bar Association and the National Civil Justice Institute. In 2016, the firm received the National Appellate Advocacy Award for the 2013 Tooey v. A.K. Steel case.
$17.4 million: Nemeroff negotiated this settlement for a young man who had secondary exposure through his father.
$12 Million: Nemeroff obtained the verdict for an industrial worker in 2016. DuPont was among the 12 defendants the jury found liable.
$12 Million: Nemeroff Law Firm secured the verdict for a shipyard worker in 2012. The worker developed mesothelioma following exposure to products made by Westinghouse Electric and Mundet Cork Company.
$9.25 Million: A Louisiana jury awarded these damages to the surviving families of two asbestos workers in 2000. The plaintiffs worked as pipefitters, boilermakers and ironworkers at an Exxon refinery near Baton Rouge.
$7.5 Million: A New Orleans jury awarded damages in 2011 to a pipefitter exposed to asbestos in the 1970s and 1980s. The defendants included Rexam Beverage Can Co., John Crane Inc. and Haveg Inc.
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Get Help NowThe more than 150 years of combined attorney experience at Nemeroff Law Firm translates to higher compensation for clients and a smoother legal process.
The lawyers at Nemeroff Law Firm have so much experience that they regularly serve as consultants on difficult cases for smaller firms. The firm offers free consultations and works on a contingency fee basis. This means clients owe nothing if the firm doesn’t secure asbestos compensation options.
The lawyers at Nemeroff Law Firm understand the emotional stress their clients face. That’s why the firm provides a personalized experience to meet the unique needs of each person.
They have experience working with grieving family members and patients undergoing treatment. Members of the firm meet with clients in person and virtually to accommodate any medical concerns associated with traveling.
Throughout the process, you may speak with different attorneys, paralegals and investigators. Each of these legal professionals plays an important role in developing your case.
How long the process takes varies by case. Many cases reach a settlement within months. Other cases that go to trial may take months or more than a year to resolve.
Nemeroff Law Firm provides the support and legal expertise those affected by mesothelioma need to get the compensation they deserve.
The Nemeroff Law Firm secured a landmark decision in January 2025 that gives employees who develop an asbestos-related disease years after they left their jobs the right to seek compensation from their employers through a civil lawsuit.
Nemeroff’s attorneys represented the estate of William Herold, a stationary engineer who worked at the University of Pittsburgh for 38 years. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma 15 years after his last workplace exposure.
Under Pennsylvania’s Occupational Disease Act, employees who develop an asbestos-related disease can only recover benefits under the ODA if their occupational disease occurs “within four years after the date” of last exposure to asbestos. However, mesothelioma is a disease that takes decades for symptoms to appear. Most people are diagnosed 20-50 years after last exposure to asbestos – decades after the ODA’s 4-year statute of limitations.
But on Jan. 22, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 5-2, saying the lawsuit could proceed against the university. The five judges agreed the 4-year statute of limitations is not absolute. According to Chief Judge Debra Todd, “… leaving such employees with no remedy against his or her employer contravenes the ODA’s intended purpose.”
Importantly, a 2013 decision in Tooey v. A.K. Steel obtained by the Nemeroff Law Firm at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court helped secure the victory in this case. In the earlier decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed with the Nemeroff Law Firm that a plaintiff who developed mesothelioma long after his exposure ended, was entitled to seek compensation from their employer through a civil lawsuit when their disease occurred beyond the 300-week period mandated by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act.
“The Nemeroff Law Firm strongly believes that every employee deserves the right to reasonable compensation for his or her injury or disease and should have the right to seek recourse against negligent, harmful, and unfair treatment by their employers,” said Rick Nemeroff, founder of the Nemeroff Law Firm. “Our firm hopes this legal victory in Pennsylvania will inspire other attorneys and firms to take on similar cases that advocate for individual rights and protect the rights of all victims within the court system.”
Landmark Decision Involving Secondary Asbestos Exposure
The Nemeroff Law Firm in 2021 secured a landmark decision on secondary asbestos exposure from the Utah Supreme Court. The decision, which stems from the Boynton v. Industrial Supply Co., allows victims of secondary asbestos exposure to recover damages from negligent premises owners.
According to court records, Larry Boynton, an employee of an independent contractor, was exposed to asbestos while working in several industrial complexes. He took his work clothes home, where his wife, Barbara Boynton, shook and washed his asbestos-contaminated clothing. Barbara developed mesothelioma decades later from that exposure. The owners of the industrial complexes argued her claims of asbestos exposure should be dismissed because they didn’t owe her a duty of reasonable care because of the secondary asbestos exposure.
The Utah Supreme Court found the owners of the premises accountable for their negligence. The decision also expanded the scope of potential liability for premises owners and operators.
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Joe Lahav is a lawyer and legal advisor at The Mesothelioma Center, where he also served as a Patient Advocate for seven years. Joe lost his mother to cancer and understands the emotional toll mesothelioma can have on families.
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