West Virginia Personal Injury Lawsuit Claims Alleged Asbestos Exposure Contributed to Man's Death!

An executrix has filed a personal injury lawsuit in West Virginia against 45 companies on behalf of the estate of a man who died from alleged asbestos exposure. A story in The West Virginia Record detailed the lawsuit’s allegations, including a claim that Melvin Cunningham Sr. died of mesothelioma which he supposedly contracted from abestos-related products at various power companies in 27 years. Patricia Paith filed the personal injury lawsuit against a long list of companies, including American Electric Power, Ohio Power Company and West Penn Company; all of which the deceased Cunningham worked for between 1966 and 1993. Melvin Cunnigham’s widow Angela is also listed as a plaintiff in the personal injury lawsuit. We’ll keep you updated on the latest developments with this personal injury case, which has yet to be assigned to a judge.