ST. LOUIS – A surviving heir alleges her decedent's lung cancer was caused by asbestos exposure from materials and products manufactured in Missouri.
Connie Million, individually and as surviving heir of the estate of Paul Million, deceased filed a complaint on April 23 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Ace Hardware Corp., Bechtel Construction Co., Clark-Reliance Corp., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during plaintiff's decedent Paul Million's career and with the U.S. Navy, 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 May 3, 2017, decedent first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused. Paul Million died on Feb. 20, the suit states.
The plaintiff holds Ace Hardware Corp., Bechtel Construction Co., Clark-Reliance Corp., et al. responsible because the defendant allegedly intentionally included asbestos fibers in their products when they knew that it had 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 compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages of more than $25,000. She 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-CC00826