Mesothelioma

Leonard Shafer died at the age of 73 from Mr.

Shafer's wife Evelyn, now a Manhattan resident, is continuing the lawsuit which is based upon Mr.

Shafer's exposure to asbestos at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1950s.

Mr.

Shafer is represented by In an opinion dated April 5, 2007, Judge Helen Freedman, who presides over the New York City Asbestos Litigation, denied a motion for summary judgment filed by a cable manufacturer, The Okonite Company.

Mr.

Shafer was exposed to asbestos-containing Okonite cable while working as an electrician at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Evidence submitted by Shafer's 03/108297 [At the time of the approvals in 1941, cable manufacturers were required, under Navy Specifications, to include asbestos in heat and flame resistant, armored cable.

However, military records establish that, in September 1941, cable manufacturers were given ...

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