According to a lawsuit recently filed in Jefferson County District Court, Willie Mae Denson is claiming several companies failed to test asbestos-containing products before distributing them for commerce.
Ms. Denson is filing on behalf of her husband, Elijah Denson Sr., who recently passed away from an asbestos-related disease. Ms. Denson believes her husband’s illness was caused by the companies’ negligence. A total of seven companies have been listed in the lawsuit as defendants.
Elijah Denson Sr. worked under many different job titles throughout his career, including laborer, furnace worker and carpenter. The suit states he was exposed to asbestos-containing products during these occupations.
Ms. Denson says the defendant companies were negligent for failing to notify Mr. Denson about the hazards of asbestos exposure in a timely manner.
Exposure to asbestos has been linked to several serious conditions, including lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma. The onset of symptoms for these diseases usually has a latency period of at least 10 years after the exposure occurred. Because of this, many who contract an asbestos-related condition are often diagnosed when the disease has unknowingly reached the advanced stages of development.
Symptoms of mesothelioma can take as long as 50 years to arise. In such a case, there is little a patient can do to treat the disease and doctors often recommend palliative treatment options to relieve pain. To date, there is no encompassing cure for mesothelioma.
Ms. Denson’s suit also states the companies negligently continued to manufacture asbestos-containing products where Mr. Denson worked, even though they knew the dangers associated with asbestos exposure.
The seven defendant companies include A.O. Smith Corp., Babcock Borsig Power, CBS Corp., Cleaver Brooks, General Refractories Co., Ingersoll Rand Co. and Lockheed Martin.
This is the second lawsuit Ms. Denson has filed concerning the death of her husband. In this suit, she is filing because of a different injury than what was previously listed on her first lawsuit.
Before his death, Mr. Denson experienced physical pain, mental anguish and suffered from a physical impairment. Both he and his wife incurred medical costs as well. Ms. Denson is seeking unspecified actual and exemplary damages, costs for pre- and post judgment interest, and for additional relief the courts deems appropriate.
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