Lou Thompson Black As a refinery worker, Albert L. Waugh allegedly inhaled "great quantities" of asbestos during his career. Now deceased, his benefactor claims Waugh's death was maliciously caused by dozens of companies. On behalf of Albert Waugh, Marilyn J. Waugh is suing industrial manufacturer A.W. Chesterton, along with 43 other companies, for conspiring to mine, process, sell and distribute asbestos products. She is also accusing the companies of suppressing the information pertaining to the fiber's hazardous influence on human health and purposely inflicting Albert Waugh with an asbestos disease. Marilyn Waugh's nine-count personal-injury lawsuit was filed July 11 in Jefferson County District Court. The lawsuit says companies such as Viacom, General Electric and Zurn Industries knew that the asbestos products they manufactured would hit the market without inspection for defects. "Defendants knowingly conspired among themselves to cause Waugh's injuries, diseases, and illness and/or death by exposing him to asbestos," the suit says. "Defendants committed conspiracy by willfully misrepresenting and suppressing the truth as to the risks and dangers associated with asbestos." The suit says the defendants have been in possession of medical and scientific data exposing the health risks of asbestos since the 1930s, but conspired among themselves to suppress the information. The suit does not give specifics on the location or time ...
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Lou Thompson Black As a refinery worker, Albert L. Waugh allegedly inhaled "great quantities" of asbestos during his career. Now deceased, his benefactor claims Waugh's death was maliciously caused by dozens of companies. On behalf of Albert Waugh, Marilyn J. Waugh is suing industrial manufacturer A.W. Chesterton, along with 43 other companies, for conspiring to mine, process, sell and distribute asbestos products. She is also accusing the companies of suppressing the information pertaining to the fiber's hazardous influence on human health and purposely inflicting Albert Waugh with an asbestos disease. Marilyn Waugh's nine-count personal-injury lawsuit was filed July 11 in Jefferson County District Court. The lawsuit says companies such as Viacom, General Electric and Zurn Industries knew that the asbestos products they manufactured would hit the market without inspection for defects. "Defendants knowingly conspired among themselves to cause Waugh's injuries, diseases, and illness and/or death by exposing him to asbestos," the suit says. "Defendants committed conspiracy by willfully misrepresenting and suppressing the truth as to the risks and dangers associated with asbestos." The suit says the defendants have been in possession of medical and scientific data exposing the health risks of asbestos since the 1930s, but conspired among themselves to suppress the information. The suit does not give specifics on the location or time ...