A Washington woman has recently filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court claiming that her mesothelioma cancer was caused by second-hand asbestos exposure as a result of negligence by 13 corporations.

Susan Powell was diagnosed with the asbestos-related disease on July 8, 2008 and is claiming that her contraction of the deadly disease is the result of second-hand exposure via a family member who worked closely with dangerous asbestos-containing materials.

The family member, James Duman, was employed as a laborer at a number of locations in the 1950’s and 1960’s, at which time he was exposed to the toxic materials and subsequently transferred fibers home on his clothing. Powell claims that her cancer was caused by inhaling asbestos fibers that Duman transferred to her home.

Powell has filed a two-count lawsuit in which she is seeking both punitive and compensatory damages.

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