A former tenant at the Hudson Hotel in Midtown, New York City has filed suit, claiming that he was “poisoned†by asbestos after the hotel improperly removed and disposed of asbestos.
The suit alleges that hotel workers removed asbestos from several apartments and disposed of it in an open box with a handmade sign that read “Danger Asbestos.†Plaintiff Thomas Pavese also stated that workers blew asbestos out of the windows and on to the street below with a hose. Pavese also recalled workers disposing of asbestos in hallway garbage cans belonging to hotel tenants.
Pavese is seeking over $50 million dollars in damages, citing health problems. He is also seeking restitution as a result of spent time in the hospital for a “chronic illness.â€
The hotel stated that asbestos removal began in 1999 but would not comment further.
