

Black Lung Lawsuits Are On The Rise in Birmingham Alabama
According to experts, in the last five years black lung cases have been on the rise, hitting younger miners and progressing more rapidly. Studies conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and MSHA in 2005, 2006, 2007 of chest x-ray surveillance by NIOSH indicated that the prevalence rate of coal workers pneumoconiosis (Black Lung) is increasing in our Nation's coal miners. Even more disturbing is that advanced and seriously debilitating cases of Black Lung are now seen in younger and younger miners.


