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Dennis Seay worked for Daniel Construction Co.<\/a>, which was a contractor for Celanese Corp. <\/a>From 1971 through 1980, he did maintenance work at the Celanese polyester fiber plant located in Spartanburg, S.C. <\/a>Seay was exposed to asbestos-containing products while working at Celanese. The different jobs that Seay had included handling various brands of gaskets, packing and insulation manufactured by John Crane Inc. <\/a>and others for use on and in equipment throughout the Celanese plant.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Seay at age 69 was diagnosed with mesothelioma<\/a>. Seay underwent 3 procedures to reduce the size of his tumor and multiple procedures to drain fluid from his lung, which had collapsed on various occasions. Seay unfortunately died the following year at age 70. He was survived by his wife, two adult sons and one adult daughter.<\/p>\n

Seay\u2019s daughter, individually and on behalf of his estate and his wife, sued Celanese Corp. alleging that the company was aware of exposure to asbestos products used throughout the plant but chose not to warn of the dangers or to take other steps to protect workers like Seay. The Seay family contended that Celanese was in complete control of the plant and was responsible for auditing the safety program provided by Seay\u2019s employer to ensure that it was adequate.<\/p>\n

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