ST. LOUIS – A man formerly employed at various locations in Georgia alleges that his lung cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos.
Charles Randolph filed a complaint on July 16 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against FMC Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., IMO Industries Inc., et al. alleging strict liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his employment in Georgia as a mechanic and in other roles from 1957 to 1975, 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 Aug. 22, 2017, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds FMC Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., IMO Industries 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 damages of no less than $50,000, plus interest, costs and any 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-CC10771