ST. LOUIS – A man formerly employed as an auto mechanic alleges he was exposed to asbestos during his career that caused him to develop lung cancer.
Steven McNeven filed a complaint on April 11 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Borg-Warner Corp., Foster Wheeler LLC, Union Carbide Corp., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his career from 1959 to 1973 at locations in California, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by defendants. He alleges that on or about Nov. 9, 2017, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds Borg-Warner Corp., Foster Wheeler LLC, Union Carbide Corp., et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly intentionally included asbestos fibers in their products when they knew that it had a toxic, poisonous and highly deleterious effect to human health and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiff seeks punitive and exemplary damages of more than $25,000 against each defendant. He is represented by Benjamin R. Schmickle and Matthew C. Morris of SWMW Law LLC in St. Louis.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC00749