Man With Mesothelioma Files Asbestos Lawsuit in Madison County, Illinois

A Michigan man with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related disease, has filed a case against 51 defendants in Madison County, Illinois.

In the lawsuit, filed in Madison County Circuit Court on October 2, 2007, Walter Nalezyty claims that he was exposed the carcinogen from his father's clothing, which was dusted with airborne asbestos fibers.

Nalezyty says his father was a metal finisher and bump out installer with Chrysler, reports The Madison St. Clair Record.

According to the Record, Nalezyty was diagnosed with mesothelioma on August 7, 2007.

Many people are unaware that they are at risk for contracting asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer simply by coming in contact with the clothes of someone who has worked with it. Very often, the fibers affix themselves to the worker's clothing, and those work clothes are unknowingly brought home, thus endangering family members and friends.

Weitz & Luxenberg has handled many such so-called "second-hand exposure" cases.

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