ST. LOUIS – A laborer alleges exposure to asbestos while working for various Ohio employers caused him to develop lung cancer.
Glen Kuch filed a complaint on Oct. 11 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against CBS Corp., the Dow Chemical Co., Trane US Inc., et al. alleging strict liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during Kuch's career beginning in 1975 at various locations in Ohio, 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 Oct. 1, 2015, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease. He alleges the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiff holds CBS Corp., the Dow Chemical Co., Trane US 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 more than $50,000, plus costs, interest and any 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-CC11416