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Pleural mesothelioma almost always traces back to a job, a job site, or even a family member’s asbestos-dusted work clothes, and the exposure that caused it often happened 20, 30, or 40 years before doctors found the first cancer cells. You need to know if that old exposure can be traced to the company responsible, and whether a claim can bring real money home to your family while you manage treatment.
As pleural mesothelioma lawyers, our trial team at Kelley Ferraro, LLC won a $10.6 million mesothelioma verdict for a Cleveland family in 2021, and our firm currently represents claims tied to more than 30,000 pending asbestos cases in Cuyahoga County alone. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in your case.*
Share your diagnosis and your work history with us, and we will give you a straightforward answer about whether you have a claim and what it could realistically be worth.
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Pleural mesothelioma forms in the thin lining around the lungs after asbestos fibers are inhaled and become trapped there for decades before disease develops. Because pleural mesothelioma can take 20 to 50 years to appear after the first exposure, many patients are diagnosed long after they last worked anywhere near asbestos.
Ohio’s manufacturing and shipping history means many of our pleural mesothelioma clients were exposed at one of the job sites below.
A pleural mesothelioma diagnosis brings costs most families never planned for. Surgery, chemotherapy, and ongoing care can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars, and many patients can no longer work while they manage treatment. Who should cover that? In most cases, it is the manufacturers and employers who kept using asbestos for decades after they knew it caused cancer.
Ohio law also puts a real clock on your claim. Under R.C. 2305.10, a claim for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure must generally be filed within two years of the date a doctor tells you your illness is related to that exposure. In some cases, that two-year clock can start even earlier, on the date you reasonably should have known about the connection, even without a formal diagnosis.
If your loved one passed away from mesothelioma before filing a claim, Ohio law also allows a wrongful death claim brought by the family within two years of the date of death.
Waiting to speak with a pleural mesothelioma lawyer can mean losing the right to recover anything, so the sooner we review your diagnosis and work history, the more options stay open.
This reflects Ohio law as of September 2026.
A mesothelioma diagnosis is hard news, and no verdict amount changes that. Here’s what our trial team has delivered for other Ohio families.
We prepare cases as if they will go to trial, because insurance companies and asbestos manufacturers negotiate differently with a firm that is ready to take a case that far.
In 2021, a Cuyahoga County jury awarded $10.6 million to the widow of a mechanic who developed mesothelioma after asbestos exposure from automotive brakes, a case led by our trial team. That verdict sits alongside other mesothelioma results our attorneys have won for Ohio families.
| Outcome | Case Type |
| $10.6M | Mesothelioma Verdict, Cuyahoga County, 2021 |
| $8.2M | Mesothelioma Verdict, 2018 |
| $1.6M | Mesothelioma Verdict, Cuyahoga County, 2000 |
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in your case.
Our trial team has secured mesothelioma verdicts for Ohio families, including a $10.6 million verdict a Cuyahoga County jury awarded in 2021, along with earlier verdicts of $8.2 million and $1.6 million. We currently represent claims tied to more than 30,000 pending asbestos cases in Cuyahoga County alone, so we already know many of the companies and job sites behind Ohio’s mesothelioma claims.
In most cases, Ohio law gives you two years from the date a doctor connects your illness to asbestos exposure to file a claim, under R.C. 2305.10, though that two-year clock can sometimes start earlier, on the date you reasonably should have known about the connection. That deadline can arrive faster than families expect, so call us as soon as possible after a diagnosis, and we can help confirm where your case stands and identify your filing deadline.
Yes. Most clients arrive with a work history, not a company name, and that is enough to start. We use employment records, coworker statements, and asbestos litigation work to trace an old exposure back to the manufacturer, distributor, or employer responsible, even when the exposure happened 30 or 40 years ago.
We handle pleural mesothelioma cases on contingency, so you pay nothing upfront and owe no attorney fees unless we recover money for your family. A free consultation lets us review your diagnosis and work history and give you a plain answer about where your case stands before you decide anything.
If your question is not listed here, contact us directly, and we will answer it in plain language during your free consultation.
You’re already managing a mesothelioma diagnosis. We can handle the asbestos claim itself.
Contact Kelley Ferraro, LLC, to schedule a free consultation with a pleural mesothelioma lawyer who can review your work history, explain your filing deadline, and give you a plain answer about what your case may be worth.
Our conversations start with listening to your diagnosis and your history. We work on contingency, so reaching out costs you nothing.
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