Wisconsin Asbestos
Attorney Interviews Wisconsin Asbestos
Attorney InterviewsWisconsin asbestos attorney Frank Pasternak was interviewed November 17, 2002 and again on February 8. 2006 by Rick Barrett of Wisconsin's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in articles entitled "Curing the asbestos conundrum: Issues offer no easy solution" and "Senate to debate asbestos fund."
Wisconsin asbestos lawyer Frank Pasternak discussed in the articles issues involving Wisconsin asbestos cases asbestos companies, and incidents of asbestosis and mesothelioma. The articles quote Attorney Pasternak stating:
"The number of asbestos lawsuits has peaked in recent years because an illness such as mesothelioma - which is directly related to asbestos - can take 30 years to develop and may have stemmed from workplace exposure in the 1960s and 1970s, said Milwaukee attorney Frank Pasternak.
Asbestos claims are difficult to prove, and there are laws to protect companies from frivolous lawsuits, said Pasternak, who represents asbestos plaintiffs. 'I have great faith in the justice system. Let the legal marketplace work itself out,' he said."
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[With regard to a proposed asbestos bailout for corporations] "Taxpayers will end up footing the bill for corporations," said Frank Pasternak, a Milwaukee attorney who has handled asbestos-victim cases.
Wisconsin asbestos attorneys have brought litigation involving several Milwaukee and Wisconsin companies as well as U.S. Navy related asbestos and mesothelioma cases. Often this are wrongful death and other personal injury cases involving lung diseases, like mesothelioma. Companies involved in litigation include:
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Badger Meter Inc., 4545 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Manitowoc Company, 500 South 16th Street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
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A.O. Smith Corporation, 11270 West Park Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Aqua-Chem Inc., 11950 West Lake Park Drive Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Beloit Corporation a/k/a Regal-Beloit Corporation, 200 State Street, Beloit, Wisconsin |
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Milwaukee Valve Company, 2375 South Burrell Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Bucyrus-Erie a/k/a Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company a/k/a Bucyrus International, Inc., 1100 Milwaukee Avenue, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Allied Glove Corporation a/k/a Allied Glove & Safety Products Corporation, 431 North 5th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, Wisconsin; Marinette, Wisconsin; and Whiting, Wisconsin |
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Federal Mogul Corporation, Federal-Mogul Corporation Piston Rings and Liners Joint Venture with Nippon Piston Ring Co. (NPR), 2318 Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Federal-Mogul Corporation Piston Rings and Liners, 1303 Landon Street Schofield, Wisconsin; Federal-Mogul Corporation Sintered Valve Train and Transmission Products 401 Industrial Avenue, Waupun, Wisconsin; Federal-Mogul Corporation Piston Rings and Liners, 1126 South 70th Street, West Allis, Wisconsin |
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Dana Corporation, Brake and Chassis, 4400 Prime Parkway, McHenry, Illinois; Brake Parts Inc., Manufacturer of Raybestos Brand Brakes, Waupaca, Wisconsin |
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General Motors Corporation, Delphi Electronics (formerly Delco), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; GM Assembly, Janesville, Wisconsin |
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DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Kenosha, Wisconsin |
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General Electric Company, Business Units: GE Capital, GE Industrial Systems, GE Lighting, GE Medical Systems, GE Plastics, GE Power Systems, GE Supply; Locations: Fox Valley, Green Bay, LaCrosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Superior, and Waukesha, Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin Energy Corporation (WEC), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Electric, Wisconsin Gas, WE Energies, WEPCO, Wisconsin Energies, Wisconsin Natural, and WICOR, locations throughout Wisconsin |
Wisconsin asbestos lawyers have also identified other Milwaukee and Wisconsin companies linked to asbestos:
| Alfa Laval Flow, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Algoma Hardwood, Algoma, Wisconsin Allen Bradley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Allis Chalmers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin American Brass, Kenosha, Wisconsin Appleton Coated Papers, Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton Gas Plant, Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton Wire, Appleton, Wisconsin Army Corp of Engineers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Badger Ordnance Works, Baraboo, Wisconsin Badger Paper Mill, Peshtigo, Wisconsin Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Bergstrom Paper, Appleton, Wisconsin Blatz Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Burger Boat, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Charmin Paper, Green Bay, Wisconsin Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Cleaver Brooks, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Colt Industries, Janesville, Wisconsin Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Consolidated Paper, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Copes Vulcan Inc., Madison, Wisconsin Cooper Power Systems, Franksville, Wisconsin Crucible Steel Casting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Edgewater Power Plant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Falk Foundry, Milwaukee, Wisconsin First Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fort Howard Paper Mill, Marinette, Wisconsin Fox River Paper, Appleton, Wisconsin Kraft Foods, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin General Casting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Georgia-Pacific, Green Bay, Wisconsin Gladfelter Company, Neenah, Wisconsin Grede Foundries, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Harnischfeger, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, Wisconsin International Paper, Green Bay, Wisconsin J.I. Case, Racine, Wisconsin JP Pulliam Power Plant, Green Bay, Wisconsin Kewaunee Nuclear Plant, Kewaunee, Wisconsin Ladish, Cudahy, Wisconsin |
Manitowoc Shipyard, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Marine Plaza, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette Cement Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Miller Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mirro Aluminum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Mosinee Paper, Mosinee, Wisconsin Neenah Foundry, Neenah, Wisconsin Nekoosa Edwards Paper, Nekoosa, Wisconsin Nelson Dewey Station, Cassville, Wisconsin Nicolet Paper, De Pere, Wisconsin Northern States Power, La Crosse, Wisconsin Northridge, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Oak Creek Power Plant, Oak Creek, Wisconsin Pabst Brewery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Parkland Builders, Janesville, Wisconsin Pelton Steel, Beloit, Wisconsin Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Plastics Engineering Co., Sheboygan, Wisconsin Pope & Talbot, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Port Washington Power, Pt Washington, Wisconsin Rockland Builders, Janesville, Wisconsin Rexnord Nordberg, Milwaukee, Wisconsin St. Regis Paper, Rhinelander, Wisconsin Rock River Power Plant, Rock River, Wisconsin Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Southridge, Milwaukee, Wisconsin S.C. Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin Saint Francis Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Saint Lukes Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Saint Michaels Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Svoboda Industries, Kewaunee, Wisconsin Theda Clark Hospital, Appleton, Wisconsin Two Rivers Hospital, Two Rivers, Wisconsin U.S. Rubber, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unit Drop Forge, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Waukesha Foundry Co. Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin Wausau Paper Mill, Brokaw, Wisconsin Weston Power Plant, Rothchild, Wisconsin Weyerhaeuser, Marshfield, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Asbestos lawyer Pasternak said the following:
Once again an outfit has been formed by those who profited from asbestos in the past and which includes asbestos manufacturers and sellers and insurers that were paid to insure such companies. Of course these businesses are floating a scheme for trying to "reform" the current process for managing asbestos claims, the current system costs these companies money and if "reform" can save these companies money, they are for it.
This is the fourth time in a long war between the victims of asbestos and the businesses that profited from asbestos and continue to profit from selling asbestos products in the U.S. today and substantially overseas. Unfortunately, this time the scheme may pass because there are sympathetic ears controlling Congress and the White House. Hopefully, the public will learn the truth and the asbestos victims will prevail.
The asbestos-industry has known about the dangerous effects of asbestos since the early 1900s. Medical articles and scientists described asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s, and in fact, the first asbestos lawsuit took place during that time. Yet, into the 1950s and 1960s companies like W.R. Grace and Owens-Corning sold asbestos ignoring asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Because a lot of asbestos products were sold in the 1950s and 1960s and asbestos illnesses are latent or hidden for 15-45 years, the extent of the illnesses were not known to the public until the 1970s. After looking into the dangers, the Environmental Protection Agency finally issued a rule banning the use of asbestos in the manufacture of products in 1989, but the asbestos industry fought the ban so they could continue to profit from asbestos products.
Since 1960 MORE THAN 250,000 persons have died the horrible suffocating death associated with asbestos-caused mesothelioma and 150,000 more are predicted to die. Millions of others have had exposure resulting in asbestosis and related lung disease. An amazing article describing how asbestos has effectively decimated a town can be found in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. As a person who has witnessed the horrifying dying process associated asbestosis and mesothelioma and the effect that this has on the spouses, children and grandchildren, it's impossible for me to fathom 400,000+ families enduring such suffering. What is simply even more horrifying and reprehensible however is that these asbestos companies - that profit and profited for decades - may now be able to prevent such families from accessing our civil justice system and courts.
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Wisconsin Asbestos & Mesothelioma Cases
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