A South Carolina jury returned a $32 million verdict in favor of a woman alleging she developed mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos fibers brought home on family members work clothes.
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HOUSTON The estate of a woman whose father worked with asbestos claims she contracted mesothelioma through exposure and handling of her father s clothing.
Robert Weist, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Kathy Lynn Weist, deceased filed a complaint March 29 in Harris County District Court against Santa Fe Braun Inc., et al alleging wrongful death, negligence, misrepresentation and fraud.
According to the plaintiff s complaint, Kathy Weist s father worked extensively with asbestos from 1957 through 1977. He alleges that the clothing of Kathy Weist s father was contaminated with asbestos dust and that she was exposed to large quantities of the asbestos while handling and washing her father s clothes. The plaintiff claims that due to Kathy Weist s exposure to the asbestos, she developed mesothelioma which resulted in her death.