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Alfred Bennett and his wife filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co.<\/a> on behalf of Alfred who had been a mechanic there. He claimed he was exposed to asbestos in handling auto parts. This case was tried in the City of St. Louis, 22nd<\/sup> Judicial Circuit. The jury\u2019s verdict of Aug. 30, 2019 was for $5.725 million in actual damages to Alfred and $708,000 to his wife and $2 million in punitive damages.<\/p>\n

Bennett was a mechanic at Ford, Mercury and Lincoln dealerships from the 1960s until the 1980s.<\/p>\n

During those decades, he came into regular contact with brakes, gaskets, clutches and original equipment manufacturer replacement parts, which allegedly exposed him to asbestos.<\/p>\n

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