ST. LOUIS – A man employed at various locations in Texas and Mississippi during his career alleges asbestos exposure caused him to develop lung cancer.
Curtis Lewis filed a complaint on April 12 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against The Dow Chemical Co., FMC Corp., General Gasket Corp., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his employment from 1968 to 1981, 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 January 2016, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer.
The plaintiff holds The Dow Chemical Co., FMC Corp., General Gasket Corp., et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks compensatory and punitive damages of no less than $25,000. 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-CC00750