Florida Couple Files Asbestos Lawsuit

Florida Couple Files Asbestos Lawsuit

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

A couple living in Florida filed an asbestos lawsuit against 78 defendant corporations in response to the husband’s development of lung cancer. Ernest and Shirley Beese claim that Ernest developed lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos at work.

Asbestos Exposure in the Workplace

Ernest claims he was exposed to asbestos during his employment with various companies from 1950 to 1994. He allegedly worked from 1950 to 1955 as a carpenter at several commercial and residential construction sites and from 1956 to 1994 as a tile worker for Abbot Laboratories, Great Lakes Naval Training, Kentiel Floors, O’Hare Airport, Sheriwn-Williams, Johnson and Johnson and several Chicago hospitals.

The couple claims that Ernest was exposed to asbestos during his employment with the defendant corporations listed above. They are also claiming that his exposure was foreseeable and should have been prevented by his employers.

Couple Seeks Compensation for Financial Loss

Earnest and Shirley claim that since his diagnosis, Ernest has been too weak to pursue his normal course of employment, which has resulted in a loss of income. They are also claiming that they have spent a significant amount of money on hospital bills and medical treatments. The couple is suing the defendant corporations for money to cover such financial losses, as well as lost future income and pain and suffering caused by the illness.

The couple seeks $150,000 for economic damages, $100,000 in punitive and exemplary damages and $150,000 in compensatory damages. They are also seeking punitive damages to punish Ferris Kimball Company, LLC, Sprinkmann Sons Corporation, Sprinkmann Insulation, Inc., and Young Insulation Group of St. Louis for wrongfully exposing the Ernest to asbestos in an effort to prevent future negligence.

(Source: Madison St. Claire Record)

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Threat of Asbestos Lawsuit in CT

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Threat of Asbestos Lawsuit in CT

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

According to contempo reports, the ambassador of West Haven, Connecticut is aggressive to sue over the abnormal abatement of asbestos.

Mayor John M. Picard is because suing the humans and companies complex in corruption the asbestos-abatement project.

City Could be Disqualified to Aggregate Reimbursements

As a aftereffect of the amiss project, the city-limits of West Haven could allegedly be clumsy to aggregate about $1 actor in reimbursements.

Picard says he hopes the city-limits will change their apperception about the agreement and is accommodating to yield acknowledged activity on the issue.

“I wish the taxpayers to apperceive that action is possible,” says Picard. “I’m not traveling to stop until we get reimbursed one way or another.”

Improper Asbestos Abatement at West Haven High

So far, the accompaniment has reportedly agreed to pay $955, 000 for plan affiliated to the backup of the West Haven High Academy façade years ago, which included asbestos abatement.

However, the activity amount $2.5 actor but due to the abnormal asbestos abatement, the accompaniment says the city-limits is disqualified to accept the added $1.2 million.

Mayor Debating Whether to Yield Acknowledged Action

Although he has bootless to name the companies and humans he holds amenable for the asbestos affair and money loss, Picard says he intends to authority the accusable parties accountable.

“This activity had inherent bloom and assurance issues for the accouchement who go to academy there and the teachers,” says Picard.

(Source: TMCnet)

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By: Stem Legal : Hissey Kientz Launches New Mesothelioma Lawsuit Blog

Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with this deadly form of cancer. Mesothelioma is most commonly caused by direct exposure to asbestos, a fiber-like mineral used mostly as insulation.

Deadly when disturbed and inhaled
When asbestos is disturbed by people working closely with the material, its microscopic fibers enter the air and are inhaled. Because mesothelioma symptoms can take years to surface, many of those who worked closely with asbestos during the peak of its popularity (the 1940s to the 1970s) are just now showing signs of illness. Those affected by mesothelioma often do not find out they have the illness until it is too late for sufficient treatment.

Companies knew of the risks of asbestos for decades, but continued allowing their employees to be exposed to the cancer-causing agent. Roughly 27.5 million Americans were exposed to asbestos between 1940 and 1979, despite reports documenting the health hazard as early as the 1930s. Take a look at more statistics concerning mesothelioma and asbestos.

Legal action being taken
Thousands of mesothelioma lawsuits have since been filed against companies that failed to warn their employees of the risk, making asbestos cases the most expensive mass tort in the nation’s history.

Asbestos attacks a layer of lining inside the abdominal cavity, lungs and heart called the mesothelium. The most common of the three types of mesothelioma is known as pleural mesothelioma, which is caused by a buildup of fluid inside the lungs.

Peritoneal mesothelioma is less common and attacks the liver, spleen and bowels, and causes the abdominal cavity to enlarge. Pericardial mesothelioma, the rarest form of the cancer, happens when the asbestos fibers invade the lining of the heart. Asbestos exposure can also cause lung cancer.

Many new cases of meso each year
There are approximately 3,000 to 6,000 new cases of mesothelioma each year in the U.S., with the average age of diagnosis falling between 50 and 70. Treatment for mesothelioma does exist, albeit with a very low success rate. There is no cure for mesothelioma, but those affected can receive treatment including surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

The sooner a mesothelioma diagnosis is reached and treatment is begun, the higher the success rate, but most cases are not discovered until the cancer is too far advanced.

Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about mesothelioma and asbestos.

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related illness, you can seek legal assistance. Contact the law firm of Hissey Kientz, toll-free at (866) 275-4454 to speak with our team of experienced mesothelioma and asbestos attorneys or fill out a free online case evaluation form (top right of this page).

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