ExxonMobil To Pay $5 Million To Widow In Asbestos Case

The widow of a former contract employee at an ExxonMobil plant who died after developing an asbestos-related disease was awarded $5 million for her losses.

The jury ruled that Exxon was solely liable for neglecting to protect its contract workers from the dangers of asbestos exposure. James Terrance developed mesothelioma—cancer of the lining of the heart, lung, and abdominal cavity that has been linked to exposure to high levels of asbestos.

Terrance worked in the company’s Baton Rouge plant in the 1960s, where he was hired as a contract worker to chip asbestos-containing paint from pipes at the plant.

The lawsuit claimed that Exxon was aware of the hazards associated with asbestos exposure, but failed to take the proper precautions with contract workers.

“Exxon knew about all the dangers since the 1930s and protects its own employees from those dangers,” said plaintiff attorney Lewis Unglesby, who maintains that Exxon contract workers were often dangerously exposed.

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	Did You Know?
	Asbestos is a widely used, mineral-based material Asbestos is resistant to heat and corrosive chemicals. Depending on the chemical composition, fibers may range in texture from coarse to silky. The properties that make asbestos fibers so valuable to industry are its high-tensile strength, flexibility, heat and chemical resistance, and good frictional properties.