In West Virginia’s Kanawha Circuit Court, two couples have filed separate asbestos-related lawsuits against a combined total of over 150 companies. Robert L. Wood and Candice J. Wood, of Wheeling, West Virginia named 125 companies in their suit. Meanwhile, John D. Kontra Sr. and Mary Ann Kontra, of Glendale, Arizona named 67 companies.

The men in each coupling argue that they were exposed to asbestos-containing materials during the course of their working lives. In December of 2009, Mr. Wood was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive form of cancer that can kill within two years of being diagnosed.

Mr. Kontra has been battling lung cancer since July of 2009. Both men admit that they have a past history of smoking. It has been acknowledged by organizations such as the US Environmental Protection Agency that smoking can increase the potential of asbestos exposure to lead to various forms of cancer. According to local new sources, both lawsuits are suing the companies for “negligence, contaminated buildings, breach of expressed/implied warranty, strict liability, intentional tort, conspiracy, misrepresentations and post-sale duty to warn”.

A small number of the 125 companies named in the Woods’ case include: 3M Company; A.O. Smith Corporation; Flowserve FSD Corporation; Flowserve US, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Milwaukee Valve Company; Mobay Chemical Corporation; Monongahela Power Company; Virginia Electric Power Company; and Zurn Industries, Inc.

Some of the 67 companies named in the Kontras’ case are: Elliott Turbo Machinery Company; Ford Motor Company; Foseco, Inc.; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Company; Uniroyal, Inc.; Viacom, Inc.; and Vimasco Corporation.

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