A History of the Mesothelioma Lawsuit
In 1966 the first mesothelioma-related asbestos lawsuit was filed in the U.S. This case was lost but a second mesotehlioma suit was filed by a co-worker of the first plaintiff. The second mesothelioma case was won and the plaintiff was awarded $80,000.
During the succeeding years more mesothelioma lawsuits were filed. A massive fraud was uncovered as a conspiracy began to unravel and employees found out about the dangers of asbestos. Basically, upper management was aware of the connection between asbestos and mesothelioma from the work done in other countries but withheld this from their employees.
A deposition was taken in 1978 from a plant manager who divulged the "Hush, Hush" policy, in which the company would not discuss medical results that would suggest a link between mesothelioma and asbestosis. Fraud and conspiracy were revealed through documents that emerged during this period of time. These documents show that direct efforts were made to hide the hazards of asbestos as early as the 1930’s.
Mesothelioma litigation took on a new perspective due to the exposure of the fraud and conspiracy. Victims of mesothelioma could hope to receive higher monetary awards due to the punitive nature of the verdicts.
As most of the asbestos companies have gone bankrupt, large sums of money were set aside by the courts for those who have suffered due to the conspiracy and fraud that surround mesothelioma
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