On Sept 29, 2008 Susie Powell of Washington filed an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court against 13 defendant Corporations stating that she has contracted mesothelioma, a disease that was wrongfully caused. She was diagnosed with mesothelioma on July 8. The suit claims that Susie’s disease was caused as she was exposed to asbestos at work. From 1961 to date she worked as a glass figurine maker and auto salvage worker. Her family member James Duman worked from the 1950s to the 1960s as a laborer in various locations.
The suit claims that the disease was caused as Powell was exposed to, inhaled or ingested asbestos fibre from the clothes of Duman. He was exposed to asbestos fibres from the products made, sold or serviced by the defendant companies. In a 2 count lawsuit she is seeking sums in excess of $50,000, compensatory damages in excess of $50,000 and other relief.