ST. LOUIS – A man alleges exposure to asbestos during his childhood and career caused him to develop lung cancer.
Leslie McNeal filed a complaint on May 10 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against CBS Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., et al. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his employment in Mississippi, 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 Nov. 2, 2015, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds CBS Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., 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 punitive damages of more than $25,000 and all further relief that the court may deem just and equitable. 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-CC00950