ST. LOUIS – A man formerly employed by various companies in Indiana alleges exposure to asbestos in the workplace caused him to develop lung cancer.
George Phillips filed a complaint on July 6 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Advance Auto Parts Inc., Beazer East Inc., Certain-Teed Corp., et al. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his career throughout the 1950s to 1970s, 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 16, 2017, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds Advance Auto Parts Inc., Beazer East Inc., Certain-Teed Corp., et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly 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 requests a trial by jury and seeks actual and compensatory damages of more than $50,000, plus costs of this action. 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-CC10694