The family of a man who died of lung cancer in 2002 has filed a suit against his former employer for exposing him to asbestos.

The suit was filed with the Jefferson County District Court early this month.

Suit Claims Workplace Exposure

Ray Fontenot Sr. worked as an oil handler at the Sabine Towing and Transportation Company for over a decade.

Linda O’Connor, Fontenot’s benefactor, is suing the company claiming that they “played a part in producing his lung cancer” due to the asbestos he was exposed to while at work.

“While Fontenot was working aboard vessels, he was exposed to asbestos dust and/or fibers,” claims the suit.

Medical Documents

Medical documents, which accompanied the suit, show that the majority of Fontenot’s asbestos exposure came during the years that he was employed at Sabine Towing and Transportation Company.

O’Connor filed the suit to receive compensation for Fontenot’s past physical and mental anguish, lost wages and funeral expenses.

(Source: Southeast Texas Record)

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