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New Missouri Asbestos Lawsuits

Mesothelioma attorneys in Missouri representing three different families filed new lawsuits last week alleging their clients were the victims of negligent asbestos exposure. The suits were the 15th, 16th and 17th filed this year alone in the heavily contested St. Clair County courts.

The first of the three asbestos lawsuits was filed by Donna Stinson alleging that her husbands recent death from lung cancer was caused by the negligence of 98 different companies. Gerald Stinson worked his entire career as a boilermaker from 1963 until 2001, during which time he was repeatedly exposed to products and materials containing asbestos. Ms. Stinson charges that the companies should have known of the harmful effects of asbestos, but did nothing to protect users of their products. Her suit seeks damages for disability, death, medical costs and pain and suffering.

In the second asbestos lawsuit, Edward Sabbatini claims that the death of his wife Muriel Louise from lung cancer was due to her indirect exposure to asbestos from her former husband. He worked as a machinist, railroad brakeman and boiler operator from 1949 until 1985.

In the final complaint filed by his family, they allege that Bernard Miller contracted mesothelioma from working with asbestos-laden materials between 1971 and 1991 while he worked as a boiler operator, naval machinist mate and maintenance mechanic.

None of the defendants in the lawsuits have issued a comment in response.