This is an infographic based on a real case describing the process of an entire family with multiple asbestos claims filed against multiple asbestos trust funds.
Thomas
82 years old Worker
Result of direct asbestos exposure.
1954 – 1957
Pipefitter for J. T. Thorpe, Inc.
J. T. Thorpe Settlement Trust
$45,000
$750 /month for the next 5 years
1958 – 1964
Boiler Mechanic for Johns Manville
Manville Settlement Trust
$300,000
$2,500 /month for the next 10 years
1968 – 1973
Plant Worker for A.P. Green Industries
DLL Industries, LLC Asbestos PI Trust
$190,000
$1,583 /month for the next 10 years
Deborah
74 years old Wife
Result of secondary asbestos exposure. She was exposed by regularly shaking out her husband’s work clothes before washing them, which were always laden with asbestos dust.
J. T. Thorpe Settlement Trust
$350,000
$2,916 /month for the next 10 years
Manville Settlement Trust
$420,000
$3,500 /month for the next 10 years
DLL Industries, LLC Asbestos PI Trust
$140,000
$1,166 /month for the next 10 years
Jonathan
55 years old Son
Result of secondary asbestos exposure. He had been exposed to asbestos via interacting with his father after he returned from work with asbestos dust on his clothes.
J. T. Thorpe Settlement Trust
$8,000
Manville Settlement Trust
$30,000
DLL Industries, LLC Asbestos PI Trust
$3,500
Source: Internal Database at Environmental Litigation Group, P.C.