An asbestos-related lawsuit was recently filed in Texas by a man and his spouse naming fifty-eight defendant corporations as being responsible for the husband’s development of a disease caused by asbestos. Joseph A. Headley and Lisa R. Headley filed the lawsuit in the Jefferson County District Court of Texas on January 13th.

In the suit the couple claims that Headley was unaware of the dangers of working so closely with asbestos and that the defendant corporations knowingly failed to provide the proper protective gear in order to prevent exposure to the dangerous substance.

When asbestos fibers are inhaled they are likely to cause the development of severe health problems. A number of often fatal diseases are caused by such exposure such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Because the latency period for such diseases often lasts anywhere from twenty to fifty years it is often very difficult to find effective treatment options for the diagnosed. In many cases such diseases are already in their advanced stages of development by the time they are discovered.

The defendants named in the suit include various asbestos product manufacturers, manufacturers of machinery requiring the use of asbestos products, owners of properties at which Headley was employed that used asbestos products, and one insurance company alleged to be involved in hiding pertinent information regarding the dangers of asbestos.

Joseph and Lisa Headley are asking for exemplary and punitive damages in an unspecified amount in the nine-count lawsuit.

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