Son of mesothelioma victim sues DuPont for his mother’s death

Dec 21, 2009

Ruby Neely of Old Hickory, Tennessee washed her husband Lively’s clothes for the 20 years he worked at the DuPont factory. Those clothes were contaminated with asbestos dust, the toxin that caused Ruby to develop mesothelioma, the rare form of cancer that led to her death earlier this year.

Her son Roger Neely is suing DuPont and 20 other companies that subcontracted at the plant for his mother’s death, alleging that her death is the result of the company’s failure to warn its employees about the hazards of wearing their work clothes out of the plant. In fact, the Public Health Service warned in 1943 that employers should have laundry and shower services available on site to protect workers’ families. See Unexpected Sources of Asbestos Exposure.

The family’s attorney has stated that DuPont failed to provide any type of instructions or warnings concerning asbestos safety and that they also did not provide showers or changes of clothing to prevent workers from bringing asbestos home on their clothes.

For the full story, go to The Tennessean.

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