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Saturday 10 March, 2007

ASBESTOS SUIT RESULTS IN COMPENSATION OF $2 MILLION

1. A jury has ordered General Motors to pay $2 million to a retired mechanic who was exposed to asbestos through his work and developed serious asbestos-related illnesses as a result.

2. The plaintiff, Roland Leo Grenier, Sr., represented by attorneys Scott R. Frieling and Rick Nemeroff, filed the lawsuit in New Castle County Superior Court against General Motors, Ford Motor Co., and several other manufacturers.

3. A steelworker from Minnesota has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 100 defendant companies claiming that he was repeatedly exposed to asbestos for long periods of time in the course of his work, which led him to develop mesothelioma.

4. Edwin Brekke claims that during his work as a steelworker, boiler operator, and labourer at various locations between 1938 and 1982, he was exposed to, inhaled, or otherwise absorbed dangerous asbestos fibers that emanated from products and materials he worked with and around.

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