More than 1,300 damage claims filed on behalf of former Akron-area rubber, auto workers who suffered from asbestos exposure
The Andrews case was among more than 1,300 damage claims filed in
Following a
Probate Judge Elinore Marsh Stormer said her office received more than 200 emails and calls in the past week. Local attorney
"I think my husband would be satisfied and at peace," she said afterward.
A fund totaling
Travelers insured
A lengthy series of appeals delayed payouts until the
Damage claims -- no longer under legal challenge -- range from
In a PowerPoint presentation, Bevan laid out the long history of case litigation stemming, in large part, from corporate records obtained from U.S. tire makers, auto companies and other manufacturers that used asbestos in many of their product lines and plant insulation systems.
One such document, from the 1939 corporate archives of
An internal company inspection report, in fact, "showed the operation was exceedingly dirty with asbestos [particles] the size of snowflakes drifting through the air in great concentrations," Bevan said.
In that department alone, Bevan said, about 20 workers were afflicted years later by cancer and that most died of mesothelioma.
Since reading about the hearing in the newspaper, Herring said she has been trying to contact her brothers' two sons, one in
"I'm just here to make sure they get what they deserve, because my brother went through a whole lot of stuff from this," she said.
The court appointed an independent administrator to begin finalizing paperwork that will go to the special claims company handling the payout fund.
Bevan said it is expected that the company will have reviewed all claims by early August.
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