ST. LOUIS – A former mechanic and sawmill laborer alleges exposure to asbestos during his career caused him to develop lung cancer.
Billy Coons filed a complaint on Oct. 29 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against Borg-Warner Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., Union Carbide Corp., et al. alleging strict liability, negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that at various times during his career beginning in 1960, 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 Aug. 26, 2015, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease.
The plaintiff holds Borg-Warner Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., Union Carbide Corp., 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, costs, interest 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-CC11519