Ruth E. Smith, on June 9, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit against
60 defendant corporations in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., The
West Virginia Record reports.
According to the complaint, Mrs. Smith was diagnosed with
mesothelioma on May 25, 2011. She claims…
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