An Arkansas woman who is suffering from mesothelioma has filed a lawsuit against 96 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court on June 14. She says that she was exposed to asbestos fibers brought home by her family members' clothing. Tammy Schwartz says that her current husband, Joseph Schwartz, was self-employed from 1989 to 2007 as a pipefitter and an electrician and that her first husband worked with automobiles. Her father was a heavy machine operator rom 1954 to 1995. Schwartz says she now suffers from mesothelioma as a result of having been exposed to asbestos fibers brought home by the men.

Husband's and Father's Clothing Exposed Arkansas Woman to Asbestos