"Mesothelioma" is a lucrative keyword because anyone who has mesothelioma has most likely been grievously injured by some commercial entity. I'm sure there's lots of scams revolving around it, but it's hard to imagine a clearer-cut justification for suing a company than that company negligently giving you terminal cancer.
These two parent comments --- unintentionally, I'm confident --- give the impression that "mesothelioma" is a get-rich-quick scheme for plaintiffs. But if a plaintiff actually has mesothelioma, I don't think it's anything to snark about.
I happen to think the conduct of the asbestos industry is a strong argument for a corporate death penalty. And executives who knowingly exposed workers to dangerous materials should be in jail.
My point was that legal ads are prominent because there is a lot of money at stake, not because everybody loves lawyers.
Don't apologize; I'm not taking you to task. And sure, there's a lot of ads because there's a lot of money at stake. But that's also in some ways a good thing: it ensures that everyone harmed by (say) asbestos is aware that there are remedies available to them.
These two parent comments --- unintentionally, I'm confident --- give the impression that "mesothelioma" is a get-rich-quick scheme for plaintiffs. But if a plaintiff actually has mesothelioma, I don't think it's anything to snark about.