ST. LOUIS – A man alleges exposure to asbestos during his military career and employment in St. Joseph caused him to develop cancer.
Wilson Fletcher filed a complaint on Aug. 24 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against CBS Corp., Ingersoll-Rand Co., General Electric Co., et al. alleging strict liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his employment beginning in the early 1960s, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed and/or installed by defendants. The suit states that on or about March 28, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease.
The plaintiff holds CBS Corp., Ingersoll-Rand Co., General Electric Co., 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 actual and compensatory damages of more than $50,000, plus costs, interest and all further relief that the court may deem proper and appropriate. 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-CC11075