ALCOA TN SETTLEMENT
ALCOA Inc. settles asbestos-related lawsuit over the death of a 25-year-old Tennessee (TN) woman with mesothelioma

ALCOA Inc. confirms private settlement in connection to the second-hand asbestos-exposure death of a worker’s daughter in Tennessee (TN).

September 11, 2009 – The Tennessee (TN) parents of Amanda Satterfield, their 25-year-old daughter who passed away from asbestos-related mesothelioma on January 1, 2005, were awarded compensation in a settlement case involving ALCOA Inc. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed.

“We can confirm that the parties have agreed to settle the case in a confidential agreement,” said ALCOA Tennessee (TN) Operations spokeswoman Christy Newman.

ALCOA Tennessee (TN)

The case originated in 2003, when Amanda was 23 years old and was initially diagnosed with mesothelioma, the deadliest of asbestos cancers. After her passing, Amanda’s parents continued the lawsuit.

Amanda’s father worked for ALCOA Tennessee (TN) Operations in 1973, and hauled asbestos for the company. According to the lawsuit, he unknowingly carried home asbestos fibers on his clothes, exposing his young daughter to the toxic material.

Exposure to asbestos is the primary cause of mesothelioma, and children are more susceptible to asbestos exposure than adults. Studies show that secondhand asbestos exposure – either by inhaling or ingesting asbestos fibers – can be just as deadly as direct occupational exposure.

Once the fibers enter the body, they become lodged within the lining of the lungs. Others areas that can be affected by asbestos include the lining of the heart and abdomen.

Asbestos & ALCOA, TN

ALCOA Inc. is an aluminum company that conducts business in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, construction and commercial transportation markets.

All of these markets are known to have used asbestos materials abundantly at one time or another. Some still do, like the U.S. automotive and construction industries.

But despite the fatal health consequences associated with asbestos exposure, asbestos is still imported and used in the United States for its insulation properties. The United States imported an estimated 1,820 tons of asbestos in 2007, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

In the next decade more than 35,000 people nationwide will be diagnosed with mesothelioma. The disease is most often the result of asbestos exposure on jobs – and usually contracted through employers’ preference for profits over the health and safety of their workers.

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