ST. LOUIS — A husband and wife are suing Certain-Teed Corp., Gardner Denver Inc. and ITT Corp., et al, which are asbestos products manufacturers, alleging the companies were negligent in their failure to warn about the health-safety problems of asbestos.
Benny Argo and Yvonne Argo filed a complaint on Oct. 11, in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, against the defendants alleging that they breached their duties to exercise due care and caution for the safety of others.
The plaintiffs allege that at various times during Benny Argo's career beginning in 1963, he was exposed to and inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers emanating from certain products manufactured, sold, distributed or installed by defendants.
On May 22, he states in court documents that he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiffs claim the defendants allegedly intentionally included asbestos fibers in their products when they knew that it had toxic, poisonous and highly deleterious effect to human's health and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiffs seek actual and compensatory damages of more than $50,000, plus costs, interest and all further relief as the court deems just and equitable. They are 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-CC11415