ST. LOUIS – A surviving spouse of a man who worked at various locations in Missouri alleges that exposure to asbestos caused his death from lung cancer.
LaRae M. Clark filed a complaint on Nov. 5 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against General Electric Co., Fort Kent Holdings Inc., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff is the surviving spouse of James F. Clark. She alleges during his career life from 1956 to 2006 at various locations in Missouri, 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 March 12, 2014, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and died on Nov. 15, 2015.
The plaintiff holds General Electric Co., Fort Kent Holdings Inc., et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly failed to determine the health hazards of asbestos-containing materials to humans and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks damages of more than $50,000, costs and all further relief that the court may deem proper and just. She is represented by Andrew A. O'Brien, Christopher J. Thoron, Bartholomew J. Baumstark, Gerald J. FitzGerald and Adam J. Reynolds of O'Brien Law Firm PC in St. Louis.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC11564