An Australian man who filed an asbestos claim against Ford Motor Company and was awarded damages found out last week that Ford intends to drop its appeal against the compensation battle. Antonio Lo Presti found out the good news on Christmas Eve but feels that Ford could have broke the news earlier in order to reduce stress for the family. The compensation awarded to Presti totaled $840,000.

Presti developed asbestosis as a result of his employment with the Ford Motor Company from 1970 to 1987. It was during this time that he was exposed to asbestos while working on automobile brakes for the company.

Asbestos was used in a number of automotive products until the 1970’s at which time the dangerous nature of the substance was discovered. Following the discovery congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and use of the toxic substance began to become regulated by the government.

Presti’s compensation was the first successful claim against an automobile corporation by a mechanic. He began to feel the consequences of working with the harmful material in the late 1990’s.

There are a number of other diseases that may be caused by exposure to asbestos-containing materials as well which include lung cancer and mesothelioma. In many cases treatment options for such diseases are limited due to the long latency period that they typically have. In many cases the diseases have reached advanced stages by the time that diagnosis occurs.

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