On 27th August 2007 the South East Texas Record reported that a man from Orange County is suing 50 companies for conspiring to mine, process, sell and distribute asbestos products, suppressing the information pertaining to the fibre's hazardous influence on human health and purposely inflicting him with an asbestos disease.
According to the plaintiffs' original petition, 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 Cooper's injuries, diseases, and illness and/or death by exposing him to asbestos," the suit said. "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 for decades, but conspired among themselves to suppress the information.
The case has been assigned to the 128 Judicial District Case No. A070388-c
To read the full article click on the following link:
http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/199922-orange-man-says-asbestos-exposure-was-intentional-sues-50-companies
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