A California resident filed an asbestos cancer lawsuit against Armstrong International and two other companies, alleging that they played a role in the asbestos exposure that led to him developing lung cancer.
Plaintiff Stephen W. alleges in the asbestos cancer lawsuit that while working at various job sites, including Armstrong International, he was unknowingly and repeatedly exposed to toxic asbestos fibers.
According to the asbestos lawsuit, Stephen worked as a machinist for a Naval shipyard and other various jobs where he worked with asbestos-containing products.
In July 2013, Stephen was diagnosed with lung cancer allegedly as a result of his previous exposure to asbestos. He alleges that as a result of his asbestos lung cancer, he has experienced severe physical and mental pain and suffering, and has incurred financial loss due to substantial medical care and treatment expenses.
He was also unable to continue working due to the severity of his condition, according to the asbestos cancer lawsuit.
Stephen is filing the asbestos cancer lawsuit because he alleges that Armstrong International and the other named defendants negligently and knowingly subjected him to exposure to dangerous asbestos and did not provide reasonable protection from asbestos exposure.
Stephen’s wife, Paula, is also suing the defendants, alleging loss of consortium (loss of intimacy with a spouse) as a result of her husband’s asbestos cancer and the negligence of the defendants.
What is Asbestos?
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that was once valued for its resistance to heat, electrical and chemical damage, and was used by dozens of trades.
With millions of microscopic fibers, asbestos can easily break apart and become airborne and possibly inhaled. Should asbestos fibers be inhaled, they may become lodged in the lungs, potentially leading to lung cancer, mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases.
Additionally, because asbestos fibers travel so easily through the air, not only the person working with asbestos-containing products but also bystanders run the risk of inhaling these fibers and developing an asbestos-related disease even decades after exposure.
From the early 1900s through the 1980s, asbestos was used in thousands of different industrial products, including pipe and furnace insulation materials, roofing shingles, floor tiles, mill board, textured paints and other coating materials.
In 1989, the United States banned asbestos in specific products. This ban, however, did not stop the use of asbestos altogether. Additionally, other countries continue to mine asbestos. As a result, asbestos can still be found in a number of consumer products, including building materials, friction products and heat-resistant fabrics.
Asbestos Exposure
Companies and manufacturers dealing with asbestos have known for almost a century that the inhalation of asbestos fibers is associated with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and several other debilitating and often fatal asbestos-related diseases.
Thousands of unsuspecting workers were exposed daily to this dangerous carcinogen as they worked in factories, mills, railroads and other industrial occupations, often bringing asbestos fibers home and unknowingly exposing their family members to the fibers.
Asbestos Lung Cancer
Inhalation of asbestos fibers has been linked to an increased risk of lung cancer in many studies of asbestos-exposed workers. This increased risk is seen with all forms of asbestos (there is no “safe” type of asbestos in terms of lung cancer risk).
In general, the greater the exposure to asbestos, the higher the risk of lung cancer. Most cases of lung cancer in asbestos workers occur at least 15 years after the first exposure.
The Asbestos Lung Cancer Lawsuit is Case No. 2:15-cv-02340-TLN-KJN, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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