ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man alleges that he developed a disease due to exposure to asbestos during his career.
Richard Lampen filed a complaint on May 1 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Ingersoll-Rand Co., Anheuser-Busch LLC, et al. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his career from 1966 to 2003 as an insulator, 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 April 17, he first became aware that he developed asbestosis, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds Ingersoll-Rand Co., Anheuser-Busch LLC, 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 punitive damages of more than $75,000, plus costs and any further relief as the court deems just and proper. He is represented by Andrew O'Brien, Christopher J. Thoron, Bartholomew J. Baumstark, Gerald J. FitzGerald and Adam J. Reynolds of O'Brien Law Firm PC in St. Louis.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC00886