ST. LOUIS – A physician alleges he developed mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure during his career.
Mahendra Bhuyuan filed a complaint on April 9 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against CBS Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Welco Manufacturing Co., et al. alleging strict liability and negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during the course of his work beginning in 1971 as a physician at various locations in St. Louis, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by defendants.
The suit states that on or about March 1, he first became aware that he developed mesothelioma, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds CBS Corp., Johnson & Johnson, Welco Manufacturing Co., 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 plaintiff seeks compensatory and economic damages of more than $25,000. He is represented by Randy L. Gori of Gori, Julian & Associates PC in Edwardsville.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC00722