Crane Co. was accused in an asbestos lung cancer lawsuit of failing to warn users of its products that they contained asbestos. It was this alleged asbestos exposure that caused a man who used the products during employment to develop lung cancer.

Crane Co. sought to dismiss the asbestos lawsuit, or at least its role in it, but the U.S. District judge deemed that the plaintiff had enough evidence to make Crane Co. a defendant.

Plaintiff Steven W. claimed he experienced asbestos exposure from 1969 until 1975. During those years, he used Crane Co. products for his work as a warehouse worker, repairman/seaman, and electrician. The asbestos lung cancer lawsuit alleged that it was this occupational asbestos exposure that caused Steven to later be diagnosed with lung cancer.

The asbestos lung cancer lawsuit was brought before U.S. District Judge Staci M. Yandle. Yandle found sufficient evidence to leave the claims as they were.

“Here, plaintiff has provided specific locations, specific states, and specific time periods allowing defendants ample notice of plaintiff’s claims and the grounds for said claims,” Judge Yandle wrote in the order.

Crane Co. attempted to argue that Steven’s claims were vague and ill-founded. In their motion, the company stated, “Nowhere does the complaint indicate the times or locations of exposure specifically to Crane Co.’s products, if any, or what those products were.”

The asbestos lung cancer lawsuit lawyers later stated that the “plaintiff alleges this defendant made and sold asbestos-containing products to the locations set forth in the complaint, that plaintiff was exposed to asbestos from those products during the time periods set forth in the complaint at said location and that his inhalation of asbestos fibers from defendant’s products caused him harm.”

The initial motion to dismiss was filed in March 2014.

Asbestos Lung Cancer

Many individuals have developed lung cancer after asbestos exposure. Many have experienced occupational asbestos exposure if they worked in the construction field, in a warehouse, or at a Navy yard.

Many asbestos lung cancer lawsuits have been filed against manufacturers of asbestos-containing products accusing them of failing to warn against the risk of developing lung cancer or mesothelioma. In this asbestos lung cancer lawsuit, Steven alleged that Crane Co. knew, or should have known, about the asbestos lung cancer risks associated with their products.

Victims of asbestos lung cancer may be able to win compensation for pain and suffering, medical bills, loss of wages, and many other damages.