A mesothelioma widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Union Carbide in June of 2011. The widow accused the chemical company of causing her husband’s malignant mesothelioma, which took his life. A New Jersey Appellate Court gave the go-ahead for the lawsuit saying that the company’s shipments of asbestos to the plant her worked were enough to tie his mesothelioma to his workplace.

About Asbestos

When the asbestos industry was booming, families of workers were at great risk. Workers often came home with asbestos fibers in their hair, work clothes, and tools. This exposed family members to the toxic substance and increasing their risk of related diseases.
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) presented a Workers’ Home Contamination Study to Congress that showed “families of asbestos-exposed workers have been at increased risk of pleural, pericardial or peritoneal mesothelioma, lung cancer, cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, and nonmalignant pleural and parenchymal abnormalities as well as asbestosis.”
Occupations that are at high risk for exposure in older buildings include firefighters, contractors, demolition workers, electricians, and plumbers.

Justice for Mesothelioma Victims

While working at the plant for Union Carbide, the victim handled their products from 1969 to 1984. The products at the plant were full of asbestos for nearly the 40 years the victim worked there. Not only did he handle the asbestos-laden products but also worked in a place dubbed the “powder room”. There he would mix raw ingredients including asbestos. The company denied all allegations and said there was a warning label against inhalation.
However, the jury wasn’t buying it. At 74-years-old, the plant worked had mesothelioma and died. The jury felt his life was cut short and awarded his widow $2.1 million to compensate for her husband’s pain and suffering, as well as $150,000 for her loss of his companionship and $130,000 for past and future impact.

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