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To succeed in an asbestos exposure case, the plaintiff must prove that asbestos attributable to the defendant was a cause of the plaintiff’s injury. Causation in asbestos cases can be complex, with defendants often arguing that the plaintiff cannot prove that he or she was specifically exposed to sufficient asbestos from the defendant to cause the injury.

 The Southern District of Illinois recently considered the issue of causation in Watts v. 84 Lumber Company. The plaintiff in Watts had worked aboard ships in the Navy. His job included replacing gaskets on valves, pumps, and boilers. The plaintiff testified that he replaced flange gaskets hundreds of times, using replacements from three manufacturers, including Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. After contracting lung cancer, the plaintiff filed suit against a number of defendants, including Goodyear. Goodyear moved for summary judgment.

Causation in asbestos cases can be complex, with defendants often arguing that the plaintiff cannot prove that he or she was specifically exposed to sufficient asbestos from the defendant to cause the injury.