ST. LOUIS – A former maintenance mechanic and steel worker alleges exposure to asbestos during his career caused him to develop lung cancer.
Kenneth Crawford filed a complaint on July 19 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against CBS Corp., FMC Corp., Pneumo Abex LLC, et al. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his employment in Pennsylvania and military career from 1966 to 1970, 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 Feb. 12, 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., FMC Corp., Pneumo Abex LLC, 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 requests a trial by jury and seeks compensatory damages of more than $50,000, plus interest, costs and all further relief as the court may deem just and proper. 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-CC10793