Texas Couple Files Lawsuit Against 58 Defendant Corporations

Texas Couple Files Lawsuit Against 58 Defendant Corporations

February 5, 2009 -- In what may be the most widespread asbestos damage lawsuit in history, a married couple from Texas has filed suit against 58 corporations, claiming that the husband’s asbestos-related disease was the result of their negligence.

The asbestos lawsuit, filed January 13 in Jefferson County District Court in Texas, says all 58 companies knew their asbestos-containing products were hazardous to workers’ health but failed to adequately protect them.

Exposure to asbestos can cause a number of diseases and respiratory disorders, including cancer of the pharynx, cancer of the esophagus, stomach cancer, colon cancer, cancer of the rectum, asbestosis, and mesothelioma.

The most lethal of these is malignant pleural mesothelioma, which can lead to a form of cancer that may not display symptoms for up to seven decades, but when it does, it is almost always too late to treat.

The defendants in the case are: Ametek, Bondex, Certainteed, Champlain, Cooper Industries, Copes-Vulcan, Crosby Valve, Crown Cork, Durabla, Foseco, Garlock, Georgia Pacific, Guard-Line, Henry Vost Machine, Industrial Holdings Corp., Insulation Co., Kaiser Gypsum, KCG, Murcowall Products, Ogelbay Norton, Owens-Illinois, Parsons E&C, Rapid American, RPM Inc., Sepco Corp., TWC Valve, Uniroyal, Union Carbide (also named as a supplier of raw asbestos); premise owners Chevron, Dupont, Exxon Mobil and Texaco; contractors Able Supply, Bechtel, Daniel International, Fluor and HP Zachary; and manufacturers Allis-Chalmers, Aqua Chem, Crane Co., Elliot Turbo Machinery, FMC Corp., Foster Wheeler, GE, Goulds Pumps, IMO Industries, Ingersoll-Rand, Oakfabco, Peerless, Trane, Viacom, Warren Pumps, Weil-McLain and Zurn.

from Weitz and Luxenberg PC

Janitor Awarded "$6 Million in Asbestos-Related Cancer Death"

Janitor Awarded "$6 million in asbestos-related cancer death"

According to the Associated Press, the estate and family of a janitor who died of Mesothelioma was awarded $6,050,000. His death was related to the utilization of materials while on the job that contained Esbestos. The parties sued were that of U.S. Gypsum and National Gypsum Co.

Obviously, there is still an Esbestos problem that still exists in this country, otherwise why would so many individuals be having health problems from Mesothelioma. It is apparent that this problem still exists because of the fact that there is still lawsuits filed that are linked to Mesothelioma. So to everyone in Texas, this means that there might be a lack of regulation in this country.

So heres the question: Should there be more regulation or the total outlaw of manufacturing of Esbestos in order to eliminate Mesothelioma in Texas?

from Mesothelioma Texas News

Texas Family Loses Father to Mesothelioma, Files Lawsuit

Texas Family Loses Father to Mesothelioma, Files Lawsuit

Texas residents Curtis Blake Phillips and Beverly Babin filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Court in early September on behalf of their late father, claiming that his employment at Mobile Oil was the cause of his asbestos related death.
The survivors of Omar Phillips allege that Exxon Mobile was fully aware of the harmful affects of working closely with asbestos and failed to acknowledge the danger to their father. Phillips was employed as a pipe fitter and welder for Mobile and his surviving children state that he was unaware that he was being exposed to toxic fibers that cause asbestos-related lung cancer.
In the lawsuit it is stated that the company failed to warn employees as to the dangers of asbestos exposure and failed to properly train their employees on safe handling of asbestos as well as other hazardous waste materials.
The plaintiffs claim that Exxon Mobile could have prevented their father’s death and are seeking compensation for not only funeral and medical bills but for the pain and suffering they endured as well.
Phillips and Babin are also seeking compensation for emotional trauma that they suffered in the past due to the diagnosis of their father’s asbestos-related lung cancer and following death.

Texas Man Files Lawsuit over Asbestos Exposure

Texas Man Files Mesothelioma Lawsuit over Asbestos Exposure

A man from Texas has recently filed a lawsuit claiming that he was diagnosed with an asbestos related disease that was wrongfully caused as a result of exposure to the potentially deadly substance. He has files his lawsuit against thirty one defendant companies, according to recent reports.
According to the plaintiff, Thaddeus Alpough, he worked as a supervisor, welder, and labourer in Texas. He has already sued for a non-malignant asbestos related disease, but said that despite this he could still sue again because this time his lawsuit was in relation to a different and malignant disease, unlike the last lawsuit .
He used examples that indicated that a second lawsuit could be filed if the plaintiff developed another illness from the same cause. In the past courts in Texas would only allow one lawsuit over an asbestos related disease, even of the plaintiff then went on to develop another asbestos related disease.
The lawsuit claims that the defendant companies were negligent because they did not properly test products before allowing them to be used. It also claims that the companies failed to provide adequate warnings about the dangers of asbestos exposure.

by Deon Scott

Mesothelioma Lawsuit in Texas Names 46 Defendants

Mesothelioma Lawsuit in Texas Names 46 Defendants

A man diagnosed with mesothelioma has filed an asbestos-related lawsuit claiming his disease was wrongfully caused. Tommy Davis filed the suit on August 26 in the Jefferson County District Court in Texas.
Exposure to asbestos is one of the main contributing factors to the development of mesothelioma, a chronic lung condition that reduces lung function and makes breathing difficult. Such a disease results when toxic asbestos fibers are inhaled or ingested into the body. In addition to mesothelioma, exposure to asbestos also causes the development of asbestosis.
Davis has filed against a total of 46 defendants, which include A.W. Chesterton, Union Carbide, Goodrich, and Zurn Industries. The lawsuit claims these companies exposed Davis to asbestos or contributed to his exposure by developing, manufacturing, and distributing products that contained the hazardous substance.
According to the lawsuit, the defendants either knew or should have known about the dangers associated with asbestos exposure. The suit claims his exposure was foreseeable and should have been anticipated by the defendants.
The lawsuit also claims the defendants knew their products would enter the market without being inspected for defects. Davis believes the defendants conspired to suppress or misrepresent information that would have notified him about the dangers of asbestos.
The suit specifically states the “Defendants knowingly conspired among themselves to cause injuries, diseases, and illness and/or death by exposing him to asbestos,” and “committed conspiracy by willfully misrepresenting and suppressing the truth as to the risks and dangers associated with asbestos.”
Davis and Lou Thompson, a mesothelioma lawyer, are seeking punitive and exemplary damages, as well as compensation for emotional stress, lost income, loss of earning capacity, physical impairment, and medical expenses.

from Mesothelioma Cancer Center News Report