ST. LOUIS – A former mechanic alleges his lung cancer was caused by asbestos exposure while working in Maryland.
Walter Batchelor filed a complaint on July 23 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against The Dow Chemical Corp., FMC Corp., Ingersoll-Rand Co., et al. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that during his career life, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by defendants from 1973 to 1980 while working at various locations in Maryland. He alleges that on or about June 29, 2016, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds The Dow Chemical Corp., FMC Corp., Ingersoll-Rand Co., et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly intentionally 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 seeks compensatory damages of more than $50,000, plus costs of this action and all further relief as the court deems 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-CC10813