Asbestos News Roundup: 6.9.11

June 9th, 2011. By LucyC

A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of asbestos hot spots from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.

Asbestos Lawsuits

Jefferson County, TX: A relative of the late Freeman Eugene Peart has filed an asbestos lawsuit naming 35 companies as defendants. The suit alleges that the defendants exposed Mr. Peart to asbestos which caused his death. This is the second lawsuit filed on behalf of Freeman Eugene Peart. In his first suit, which he filed, he cited an asbestos-related disease which was different from the one which the second suit alleges caused his death.

Throughout his career, Peart lived in Texas and worked as a laborer, welder, pipefitter and boilermaker throughout his career, according to the lawsuit. The suit claims that it was during this time that Peart was exposed to asbestos products which caused him to develop an asbestos-related illness. The suit further alleges that the defendants negligently manufactured, sold and used asbestos products without warning workers of the associated health dangers.

The defendants named in the suit include: American Optical, A.O. Smith Corp., A.W. Chesterton Co., Bechtel Corp., Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, CBS Corp., Chevron, Cleaver Brooks, Crown Cork, and Seal, E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co., Entergy Gulf States, Exxon Mobil Corp., Fluor Enterprises, Fluor Maintenance Services, Foster Wheeler Constructors, Foster Wheeler Corp., Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., General Electric Corp., General Refractories Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Goulds Pumps, Guard-Line, Henry Vogt Machine Co., Huntsman Petrochemical Corp., Ingersoll Rand Co., Minnesota Mining

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