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Carl Rogers had been working at a tire plant owned by Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.<\/a>, which is a Goodyear Tire & Rubber <\/a>Co. subsidiary. He started working at the plant in 1969 and left employment after just one year. He returned to work there in 1975, and he continued working through the mid-1980s. Rogers worked with various tire-building machines but also used asbestos-containing brake assemblies.<\/p>\n

He was exposed to asbestos during his ongoing repair and replacement of asbestos pipe installation at the Goodyear plant.<\/p>\n

In August 2008, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma<\/a> as a result of being exposed to asbestos. He died the next year at the age of 60 survived by his wife and two adult daughters. His paid medical expenses stipulated at the jury trial were $170,000.<\/p>\n

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Carl Rogers had been working at a tire plant owned by Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., which is a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. subsidiary. He started working at the plant in 1969 and left employment after just one year. He returned to work there in 1975, and he continued working through the mid-1980s. 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