Mesothelioma lawyers who have handled similar cases say this is a frequent foundation for asbestos lawsuits: workers exposed to the cancer-causing material after employers, building owners, or manufacturers assured them, erroneously or negligently, that no asbestos was present.
The suit, brought in Madison County Circuit Court, alleges that the defendants?Alter Trading Corp., Environmental Consultants, Midwest Asbestos Abatement Corporation (doing business as Midwest Service Group), Envirotech, and Talbert Industrial Commercial Services?had inspected the premises prior to the demolition work and promised workers that the structures had been cleared of all asbestos.
But that assessment was wrong, according to the men?all employees of Premier Demolition. They also contend that asbestos remained at the site in Quincy, causing the workers to become exposed to high levels of asbestos in the air.
Asbestos?long linked to diseases including lung cancer and mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the protective lining covering many internal organs?is a particular concern in demolition and renovation work. If the material is disturbed, asbestos fibers can be released into the air and easily inhaled by workers and anyone else nearby.
Once inhaled, the plaintiffs’ complaint notes, asbestos fibers “then become lodged in the lung tissues [where] asbestos has been known to cause cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural plaques, and other very serious health conditions in humans.”
The plaintiffs claim that their exposure to asbestos while demolishing the Quincy structure caused them to fear contracting such diseases, which can materialize years or even decades later.
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