A Kansas couple has filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court on September 26th. The complaint stems from the Robert J. Wondra’s diagnosis of mesothelioma on August 5th of this year, which the couple feels was wrongfully caused.

Robert J. Wondra and his wife Betty are naming 153 defendant corporations in the suit, claiming that they should have been aware of the dangers of working with asbestos-containing materials and should have made such information available to their employees.

Mr. Wondra was employed by Kansas Natural Gas and Pipeline from 1961 to 1963 and then with the Arthur Mulligan Power Plant from 1963 to 1994. The couple alleges that Mr. Wondra contracted the asbestos-related mesothelioma while performing duties for said companies and has as a result been deprived of pursuing a normal course of employment due to the hindrance of the disease.

Mrs. Wondra is further claiming deprivation of companionship and financial support because of her husband’s mesothelioma cancer.

The couple has filed an 11-count lawsuit in which they are seeking punitive, exemplary, compensatory, and economic damages in amounts in upwards of $500,000.

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