ST. LOUIS – The surviving heirs of a man formerly employed as a sheet metalworker allege exposure to asbestos during his career caused him to develop mesothelioma.
Beverly Jackson, et al., as surviving heirs of Theodore Jackson Sr., deceased filed a complaint on March 20 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against BASF Corp., Henkel Corp., McKesson Corp., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that at various times during Theodore Jackson Sr.'s life, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by defendants. The suit states the decedent was a sheet metalworker from 1965 to 1998 and worked in Missouri and other states. As a result, the suit states he developed mesothelioma, an asbestos-induced disease, and died on Oct. 18, 2017.
The plaintiffs hold BASF Corp., Henkel Corp., McKesson Corp., et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly negligently included asbestos fibers in their products when adequate substitutes were available and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek compensatory damages of more than $25,000, plus interest, costs and all further relief as the court deems appropriate. They are represented by Taylor L. Kerns of Simmons Hanly Conroy in Alton.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC00559