The case is filed in the United States District Court, United States District Court, S.D. Illinois, and documents what many Navy veterans face today – past potential asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. The Plaintiff lost the motion to remand.
To find out more on the case, see Case no. 3:13-cv-1221-DGW-SCW – June 9, 2014.
A brief summary of the facts include:
- On September 18, 2013, Plaintiff, Elaine Mohler, filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, alleging various Counts against one-hundred Defendants related to her deceased husband’s, Larry Mohler’s, asbestos exposure.
- Plaintiff alleges that while Mr. Mohler worked as a pipefitter while in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1959, and in various other employ thereafter, he was exposed to asbestos fibers that were “manufactured, sold, distributed, or installed by Defendants”.
- Mr. Mohler allegedly discovered, around October 26, 2011, that he suffered from Mesothelioma, a fatal disease linked to asbestos containing products, and died as a result on April 14, 2012.
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