ST. LOUIS – A former steelworker and pipe fitter alleges exposure to products that contained asbestos caused him to develop cancer.
Earnest Simons filed a complaint on Oct. 8 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Ameron International Corp., FMC Corp., Crane Co., et al. alleging strict liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during the course of his employment and military career beginning in 1960s, 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 Jan. 8, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the cancer was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds Ameron International Corp., FMC Corp., Crane 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 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-CC11376