Illinois workers claim they were misled about presence of asbestos.
Four Illinois demolition workers filed a lawsuit August 13 claiming the companies that hired them to dismantle a structure misled them about asbestos dangers, exposing them to risks for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers.
Mesothelioma lawyers who have handled similar cases say this is a frequent foundation for asbestos lawsuits: workers exposed to the cancer-causing material after employers, building owners, or manufacturers assured them, erroneously or negligently, that no asbestos was present.
The suit, brought in Madison County Circuit Court, alleges that the defendants’ Alter Trading Corp., Environmental Consultants, Midwest Asbestos Abatement Corporation (doing business as Midwest Service Group), Envirotech, and Talbert Industrial Commercial Services?had inspected the premises prior to the demolition work and promised workers that the structures had been cleared of all asbestos.
But that assessment was wrong, according to the men, all employees of Premier Demolition. They also contend that asbestos remained at the site in Quincy, causing the workers to become exposed to high levels of asbestos in the air.
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