Tennessee news: Wives and daughters at risk for asbestos dust exposure from family member's work overalls.

A court recently ruled in Tennessee that Alcoa Inc. can be sued in the asbestos-related death of a former worker's daughter, reported the Associated Press on September 10, 2008.

Alcoa had argued in court that it should not be held responsible for the woman's mesothelioma cancer. She reportedly died in 2005 at the age of 25.

After learning of her diagnosis in 2003, the Tennessee woman filed a case against the company.

According to court documents, she claimed that the asbestos dust her father brought home on his clothes had caused her cancer.

The court has since ruled that Alcoa had a duty to those who came in close contact with asbestos-contaminated work clothes to prevent them from being exposed.

This type of exposure is known as second-hand exposure, and has resulted in many women developing asbestos related diseases.

Weitz & Luxenberg’s asbestos attorneys have represented several clients in cases of secondary exposure, including a case where a wife was diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of asbestos exposure simply from washing her husband’s work clothes.

We were able to secure her a settlement from over 20 defendants for several million dollars.

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