ST. LOUIS – A man alleges exposure to asbestos during his employment in Georgia led him to develop lung cancer.
Jimmy Rigsby and Anna Rigsby filed a complaint on Nov. 26 in the St. Louis 22nd Judicial Circuit Court against the Dow Chemical Co., et al. alleging negligence and other counts.
According to the complaint, Jimmy Rigsby alleges that at various times during his career in Georgia beginning in 1964 and during his military career, 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 Sept. 15, 2017, he first became aware that he developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, and that the disease was wrongfully caused.
The plaintiffs hold The Dow Chemical Co., 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 plaintiffs seek actual and compensatory damages of more than $50,000, costs, interest and any 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-CC11706