ST. LOUIS – The heirs of a man who died in 2015 of mesothelioma allege the disease was caused by his exposure to asbestos during his career.
Mercedes D. Vasquez and Zophia M. Zamora-Vasquez, as surviving heirs of Oscar D. Zamora, deceased filed a complaint on Nov. 9, in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against 3M Co., Borg-Warner Morse TEC LLC, et al. alleging wrongful death and other counts.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that at various times during Oscar Zamora's career life at locations in Florida and Arizona, 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 Nov. 12, 2015, he died of mesothelioma, an asbestos-induced disease that was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiffs holds 3M Co., Borg-Warner Morse TEC LLC, et al. responsible because the defendants allegedly intentionally included asbestos fibers in their products when they knew that it had toxic, poisonous and highly deleterious effect to human health and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the dangers of working with or around products containing asbestos fibers.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek compensatory and punitive damages of more than $25,000. They are represented by Randy L. Gori of Gori, Julian & Associates PC in Edwardsville and Jason Ministrelli and Erik P. Karst of Karst & von Oiste LLP in Spring, Texas.
St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court case number 1822-CC11611