The Boyer, Weyerhauser, Asbestos & Mesothelioma case documents what many construction workers may face today – past potential secondary exposure to asbestos and mesothelioma. The court ruled in favor of the defendants in the case.
To find out more on the case, see Case No. 14-cv-286-wmc – August 22, 2014.
A brief summary of the facts include:
- Plaintiffs Milton and Kathy Boyer bring claims against defendants arising out of Milton’s exposure to asbestos and a related disease, malignant mesothelioma.
- Before the court are two motions to dismiss. In the first motion, defendant Weyerhaeuser Company, the former owner of a door manufacturing plant where Milton Boyer worked and asbestos fireproofing products were produced, moves to dismiss the claims brought against it as barred by Wisconsin’s Workers’ Compensation Act.
- Plaintiff Milton Boyer previously was employed at a door manufacturing plant in Marshfield, Wisconsin, where asbestos fireproofing products were manufactured and products containing asbestos were used in the manufacturing process.
- Plaintiff Kathy Boyer is his wife.
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