Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb

  • Free Case Evaluation
  • Mesothelioma & Asbestos Diseases
  • Legal Compensation
  • Asbestos Overview
  • Common Questions
  • About Our Firm

Court upholds award to family of worker who died of asbestos exposure

August 17, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

The South Carolina Supreme Court [in August 2021] upheld a $16 million jury award to the family of a maintenance worker at a polyester fiber plant who died following years of asbestos exposure.

Hystron Fibers Inc., owned by defendant CNA Holdings, hired Daniel Construction Co. in 1965 to build a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. When the plant began operating in 1967, Hystron retained Daniel to provide all maintenance and repair workers at the plant, paying an annual fee and reimbursing the construction company for certain costs, including workers compensation insurance premiums, according to documents in Keene v. CNA Holdings, LLC, filed in Columbia.

Dennis Seay was employed by Daniel and worked various maintenance and repair positions at the plant from 1971 until 1980. Mr. Seay’s day-to-day tasks involved maintaining and repairing pumps, valves, condensers and other equipment in the plant’s piping network, which exposed him to asbestos. He eventually developed lung problems, which were later diagnosed as mesothelioma, a cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.

Mr. Seay and his wife sued CNA Holdings — the plant owner’s corporate successor — claiming Hoechst acted negligently in using asbestos and in failing to warn of its dangers.

[Article continues at original source]


 Asbestos & Mesothelioma Information

  Asbestos-Mesothelioma Case Evaluation
Free.  Confidential.  No Obligation.

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Law, Lawsuits, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, mesothelioma lawsuits

Do I Have A Possible Case?

If you have a possible asbestos disease or mesothelioma lawsuit, you can get a free, confidential, and no obligation case review from asbestos lawyer Tom Lamb.

Main Navigation Menu

  • Who Was Exposed to Asbestos
  • NC Asbestos Exposure Sites
  • Asbestos-Contaminated Talc
  • Asbestos Diseases
  • Legal Compensation
  • Free Case Evaluation
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • About Our Law Firm
  • Attorney Tom Lamb
  • Collection of Articles
  • Sitemap

Attorney Tom Lamb

TJL@LambLawOffice.com

Phone: 800-426-9535

Lumina Station, Suite 225
1908 Eastwood Road
Wilmington, North Carolina

Please know that you can use our Quick Contact Form to tell us about your case.

Lamb Law Office Newsletter

Lamb Law Office Newsletter provides periodic updates about some of the cases that we are working on for clients, as well as an information resource you might find helpful.

Subscribe using Form below.

Subscription Form

* indicates required

Our Other Website

Lamb Law Office

Contact Information

Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.
1908 Eastwood Road, Suite 225
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
910-256-2971 | 800-426-9535
TJL@LambLawOffice.com

  • Home
  • Disclaimer and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap

Copyright © 2023 · Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.