A Maine couple has filed an asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit against the husband’s former employers because of failure to protect him while on the job.

Plaintiffs Henry L. and Lucinda L. both reside in the state of Maine. As a younger man, Henry says, he worked in a job that required him to handle asbestos. From 1949 to 1971, Henry worked for Clarostat Manufacturing in Connecticut.

He alleges that his “exposure in Connecticut contributed in part or totally to the plaintiff’s contraction of asbestos-related mesothelioma and other asbestos-related pathologies.”

During these years, the asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit states, he was exposed to and inhaled asbestos dust, fibers and particles. These particles came from asbestos products that were “mined, milled, processed, manufactured, designed, tested, assembled, fashioned, fabricated, packaged, supplied, distributed, marketed and/or sold by the defendants.”

Henry, as a result of continuously coming into contact with asbestos products, claims he has suffered severe, painful and permanent injuries including asbestos-related mesothelioma and other asbestos-related pathologies.

These injuries and diseases caused him to suffer “great pain, suffering, mental anxiety, distress of mind, humiliation, emotional trauma and mental anguish.”

Henry and Lucinda believe that as a result of his exposure to asbestos, his life span has been shortened and his ability to carry on the normal activities of life and his enjoyment of it has been greatly reduced. He also cannot participate in gainful employment because of his asbestos-related mesothelioma and other asbestos-related pathologies.

Henry has had to incur expenses including expenses for medical and hospital treatment, including surgeries, drugs, medicines, x-rays and medical apparatus.

This asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit asserts that the defendants knew or should have known that their products were inherently dangerous and that they failed to provide proper warnings and information for those who worked for them.

Awareness of Asbestos Dangers

This lawsuit additionally contends that the defendants have known since 1929 about the medical and scientific data that clearly shows the connection between asbestos and diminished health of those who come into contact with it. In fact, since the 1930s, there have been numerous asbestos-related workers’ compensation claims filed against the defendants.

For nearly 100 years, Henry alleges, his former employer has “consistently failed to acknowledge, publish, or in any way advise of studies and reports known throughout the industry, including studies conducted by or on behalf of various defendants in the asbestos industry.”

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been mined for many years throughout the world and used commercially for its ability to insulate and as a flame retardant.

It was widely used in some industries such as the railroad industry and the shipping industry as well as in the military and in commercial and residential construction.

In the later part of the 20th century, asbestos use regulations began to be put into place, but it has been too late for many people.

When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they cannot be exhaled. They lodge in the lungs, the lining of the lungs and in surrounding organs. Over time, these fibers cause inflammation and can lead to cancerous growths.

Asbestos-related mesothelioma, like Henry developed, is the cancer of the lining of the lungs and is almost always caused by long-term asbestos exposure.

This Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma Lawsuit is Case No. 3:17-cv-02119 in the Superior Court of Fairfield at Bridgeport.