Asbestos-Related Lawsuit Filed in Texas
A man residing in Texas has recently filed an asbestos-related lawsuit claiming that his relative’s development of and subsequent death from an asbestos-caused disease is the fault of 27 defendant corporations that the man worked for. Omar Rucker Phillips was employed as a pipefitter for a number of years. According to Curtis Blake Phillips who has filed the suit on behalf of Omar it was during this time that Omar was exposed to dangerous asbestos-containing materials that led to the development of his disease.
This is the second lawsuit filed due to Phillips’ development of asbestos-related diseases. Omar Rucker Philips himself previously sued for a non-malignant disease he developed as a result of his asbestos exposure.
Curtis Blake Phillips has cited a previous case in which a victim of exposure was able to sue a second time when he developed a second disease as a result of such exposure.
Asbestos exposure is known to cause a number of dangerous diseases including but not limited to mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Due to the long latency period associated with such diseases it is very difficult to find effective treatment options for those who have developed such a disease. In many cases by the time an asbestos-caused disease is discovered it is already in advanced stages of development.
Curtis Blake Phillips has stated that his relative’s death has caused his family to incur considerable debt due to high cost medical care as well as mental anguish.
In the suit Philips is seeking exemplary and actual damages in an unspecified amount.