Settlement Reached in Asbestos Case

John Mangalonzo writing for The Sweetwater News reports that a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of a Wisconsin man who died of asbestos-related cancer was settled out of court over the weekend.

According to the attorneys, the settlement is in excess of $1.5 million.

The family of Walter Flatoff had filed a $6 million civil suit against Georgia Pacific and Bondex. Mr. Flatoff died in 2003 after a lengthy fight with mesothelioma. The court was told that exposure to asbestos particles in the air increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma.

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