A Connecticut woman is seeking $200,000 in an asbestos suit against 52 defendants.  Kimberly Kluntz suffers from mesothelioma and claims that her illness was wrongfully caused.  Kluntz believes she came in contact with asbestos from the fibers her step-father would bring home from work on his clothing.  He has been employed as a machine operator at Unas Grinding since 1972.

The complaint alleges that defendants failed to require and advise their employees of hygiene practices designed to reduce or prevent carrying asbestos fibers home. Kluntz claims that she has sought, but has been unable to obtain full disclosure of pertinent files and documents from the defendants, causing her to believe the defendants destroyed information related to workplace asbestos.

Kluntz is represented by Jill Angle of SimmonsCooper.  They write, "An award of punitive damages is appropriate and necessary in order to punish defendants for their willful, wanton, intentional and/or reckless misconduct and to deter defendants and others from engaging in like misconduct in the future."

NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of James Sokolove (LOJS) today introduced an enhanced version of the company’s highly successful Mesothelioma Resource Center (MesoRC), a ground-breaking community site designed to provide a single resource for critical information and support for mesothelioma patients and their families. The website, www.mesoRC.com, is a powerful one-stop resource for victims and families affected by this rare and aggressive cancer. Recognizing that legal services are only one piece of these victims’ complex needs, LOJS launched MesoRC in September 2007 in an effort to better meet the critical needs for information, connectivity and community expressed by their clients.

With 2,500 new cases diagnosed annually in the US, mesothelioma is called an orphan cancer. As a result, there is little funding for research and few resources available to its victims and their families. Before MesoRC, patients had widely scattered online support and no forum for connecting with others who shared their experiences. Caused by exposure to asbestos, mesothelioma progresses rapidly and has no cure – heightening the importance of a support network and community that can provide both immediate information and connectivity.

“For more than a decade, we’ve been experts in helping patients and their families navigate the complicated legal issues surrounding mesothelioma,” said Mike Skoler, CEO of LOJS. “When I see the comments from our community members on MesoRC, I know that we’re filling a void. Our mission is about finding innovative, customer-focused ways to serve our clients’ needs. That’s exactly what we’ve done with MesoRC.”

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