Our Louisiana Mesothelioma lawyer clients were the widow and adult daughter of a 59-year-old man who died from pleural mesothelioma, a disabling and deadly disease conclusively linked to asbestos exposure.
Occupational Asbestos Exposure Spanning Decades
The victim’s father worked as a sheet-metal mechanic at a major shipbuilding facility for more than 40 years, where he was exposed to significant amounts of asbestos. Both the victim and his father recalled that the father frequently came home with his clothes covered in dust. They also remembered the father using a blower in the presence of his children to remove the dust from his clothing before entering the home.
Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Rapid Decline
The victim was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma at age 59 and passed away less than six months later. After his death, his wife and daughter continued the legal action he had started to hold the shipyard, its suppliers, and others accountable for their negligent use of asbestos without warning workers or their families of the known dangers.
Expert Testimony Established Causation
Experts in industrial hygiene established that the father’s workplace asbestos exposure, including the asbestos carried home on his clothing, exceeded de minimis background levels and surpassed any recognized safe threshold. Mesothelioma pathology experts conclusively linked the victim’s disease to asbestos exposure.
Defendant Records Confirmed Knowledge and Failure to Warn
The defendants’ own documents and testimony demonstrated that they were aware of the dangers of asbestos and failed to warn shipyard workers and end users about the risks associated with the product.
Settlement Reached Before Trial
After a long and hard-fought legal battle by my co-counsel and me, settlements were reached with all parties approximately one week before trial was set to begin. In total, the settlements for my clients exceeded $2,000,000.
