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ExxonMobil To Pay $5 Million To Widow In Asbestos Case
June 27 , 2006
The widow of a former contract employee at an ExxonMobil plant who died after developing an asbestos-related disease was awarded $5 million for her losses.
The jury ruled that Exxon was solely liable for neglecting to protect its contract workers from the dangers of asbestos exposure. James Terrance developed mesothelioma—cancer of the lining of the heart, lung, and abdominal cavity that has been linked to exposure to high levels of asbestos.
Terrance worked in the company’s Baton Rouge plant in the 1960s, where he was hired as a contract worker to chip asbestos-containing paint from pipes at the plant.
The lawsuit claimed that Exxon was aware of the hazards associated with asbestos exposure, but failed to take the proper precautions with contract workers.
“Exxon knew about all the dangers since the 1930s and protects its own employees from those dangers,” said plaintiff attorney Lewis Unglesby, who maintains that Exxon contract workers were often dangerously exposed.
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Employer must institute a medical surveillance program with concentrations of asbestos at or above the PEL and/or EL.
Such Asbestos medical exams must occur at a reasonable time and place and shall be provided at no cost to the employee. At a minimum, such examinations must include a medical and work history; a complete physical examination with emphasis on the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the digestive tract; a chest X-ray; pulmonary function tests; respiratory disease standardized questionnaire as set forth in 29 CFR 1910.100l Appendix D, Part 1 of the standard.
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Definition: An estimate of daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is
likely to be without an appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified route and
duration of exposure.
Stage 2 Mesothelioma
Definition: Stage 2 mesothelioma has spread to both layers of the pleura on one side of the body only
Adenocarcinoma
Definition: Adenocarcinoma of the lung is a type of lung cancer. Like other cancers, adenocarcinoma is the growth of abnormal cells. These cancerous cells multiply out of control, and form a tumor. As the tumor grows, it destroys parts of the lung. Eventually, the tumor's abnormal cells can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body, including the brain.
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