The widow of a New Jersey man who worked as an electrician at many sites in New York City, including the World Trade Center, is suing Alpha Wire Company and several other defendants for asbestos exposure. Included in the suit are manufacturers of products causing asbestos exposure, contractors who used asbestos materials at work sites, and at least one premises owner who specified the use of asbestos materials, all of whom are believed to have contributed to her late husband’s death from asbestos-caused mesothelioma.

Joel Rosenberg, who grew up in Flushing, Queens (New York) and most recently lived in Jackson, NJ, died of mesothelioma at age 64. He was a lifelong electrician who began working in the field when he was a teenager. While working in the New York City area, he was employed at the Arthur Kill Powerhouse in Staten Island, Rockefeller Center, and Kennedy Airport, in addition to the World Trade Center. It is believed that he was exposed to asbestos from the cutting and splicing of wires that were insulated with the material.

According to a press release by Rosenberg’s attorney, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2006 and died this past May. Mr. Rosenberg’s father, also a lifelong electrician, died of the same disease in 1981.

A similar case in New York City involving an electrician who died of mesothelioma resulted in a $19.5 million settlement in favor of the plaintiff.

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