ST. LOUIS – A man alleges he was exposed to asbestos while living in New York and has developed lung cancer as a result.
Rafael Bonilla filed a complaint on May 15 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against The Dow Chemical Co., FMC Corp., Union Carbide Corp., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he was exposed to asbestos during his childhood in New York and also while living in New York in the 1950s. He alleges the exposure was due to asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by defendants.
The suit states that on or about Aug. 30, 2017, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease.
The plaintiff holds The Dow Chemical Co., FMC Corp., Union Carbide Corp., et al responsible because the defendants allegedly intentionally included asbestos fibers in their products when they knew that it had a 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 damages of no less than $25,000, plus interest, costs and all further relief as 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-CC01608