A Wisconsin man has filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in the Madison County Circuit Court claiming that his development of mesothelioma was wrongfully caused by 39 defendant corporations. The suit was filed on October 30^th and names, among others, Sprinkmann Sons Corporation of Illinois, and Young Insulation Group of St. Louis.

In the suit Donald A. Doberstein states that he was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July of this year. Mr. Doberstein feels that the consequences of working with or around asbestos should have been foreseen by the corporations named in the suit and that he should have been warned of the dangers.

Doberstein was employed as a laborer at American Can Plant in 1952, as a machine operator at Cutler Hammer Plant in 1953, and as a machine operator at Allen Bradley Plant from the years 1954 to 1974.

It was during this time and while working for these companies that Mr. Doberstein alleges he was exposed to dangerous airborne asbestos fibers which led to his development of mesothelioma.

The suit states that Donald A. Doberstein has had to deal with disablement and disfigurement due to his asbestos-related disease. Furthermore, the suit claims that because of his disease Doberstein has been denied the pursuit of his normal course of employment.

In the suit Doberstein is seeking damages of in upwards of $350,000 which include punitive and exemplary damages of $100,000, economic damages of $150,000, and compensatory damages of $100,000.

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