Recently in Madison County District Court in Illinois, two new lawsuits were filed involving patients who have developed mesothelioma cancer as a result of asbestos exposure.

The first was filed by Seals Glenn, Jr., who currently resides in Georgia. Glenn’s lawsuit names a total of 66 defendant corporations, and claims they failed to provide any warnings about the hazards of working around and with asbestos.

According to the lawsuit, Glenn worked between 1949 and 1994 in various positions, including carpenter’s apprentice, deckhand, truck driver, laborer, and fabricator. The majority of his work was located in both Georgia and Illinois. During his employment, Glenn claims he was exposed to toxic substances, primarily airborne asbestos fibers and dust.

Defendants in the lawsuit include Bondex International, CBS, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, General Motors, John Crane, Owens-Illinois, and Pfizer.

Glenn was diagnosed with mesothelioma on April 28, 2008. He is seeking damages of at least $550,000 for negligence, willful and wanton acts, conspiracy, and negligent spoliation of evidence.

The second lawsuit involves Sharleen Craig of Virginia, who has filed an asbestos-related lawsuit that names a total of 13 defendant companies. The lawsuit was filed on August 14, and claims she developed mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos. Craig was diagnosed with the rare disease on May 6, 2008.

Craig was employed between 1944 and 1993 in several different positions, including a janitor, waitress, cook, and garment inspector. She claims that during her employment she was exposed to asbestos products.

According to the lawsuit, the defendant companies are being targeted because they failed to exercise ‘ordinary care’ with the use of asbestos. Craig says their products should not have been manufactured with asbestos because adequate substitutes were available, and many mesothelioma lawyers across the nation would agree.

Craig is seeking compensation for mesothelioma treatment, loss of income and earning capacity, and mental and physical suffering.

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