2006-11-16
The court issued its ruling Nov. 16, the AP said, and was one of several expected from some 40 asbestos-related lawsuits that had been filed against Michelin.
It is not known if Michelin will be fined as a result, nor what award was given to the plaintiffs.
The court, based in Michelin’s hometown of Clermont-Ferrand, found in favor of a former worker and the wives of three others who died from complications from lung cancer they claimed was contracted after asbestos exposure during the 1960s and 1970s while working for the tiremaker.
Court Rules Michelin Liable in Asbestos Cases
The Associated Press reported that a French court found Groupe Michelin guilty of negligence in claims the tiremaker exposed workers to “dangerous levels of asbestos.”
The court issued its ruling Nov. 16, the AP said, and was one of several expected from some 40 asbestos-related lawsuits that had been filed against Michelin.
It is not known if Michelin will be fined as a result, nor what award was given to the plaintiffs.
The court, based in Michelin’s hometown of Clermont-Ferrand, found in favor of a former worker and the wives of three others who died from complications from lung cancer they claimed was contracted after asbestos exposure during the 1960s and 1970s while working for the tiremaker.
Source: www.tirereview.com
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