A New Jersey family who filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of their loved one has just received a $30 million award on his behalf.
According to reports, the award is believed to be the largest received in New Jersey for mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Takes Man’s Life
Mark Buttitta, 50, reportedly handled auto parts that contained asbestos while working in GM warehouses throughout New Jersey.
His family also believed that since his father and brother both worked with and around asbestos while he was growing up, he was the victim of second-hand exposure.
Exposed as a Child
The three men are said to have worn the same work clothes for days at a time and are supposedly brought home asbestos fibers on a daily basis.
“Worse yet, as a young boy Mark would sit on his dad’s lap, or next to him on the sofa every night to watch TV, and was innocently exposed to asbestos,” explains the family’s attorney Moshe Maimon.
(Source: Newsday)
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