Fred L. v. Metal Fabricator
Fred L. v. Metal Fabricator
Type: Products Liability
Practice Area: Product Liability
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Result: $1,600,000.00 settlement after trial, before verdict
Fred, a chemist for Sigma-Aldrich, brought an action against the manufacturer of a kettle system used for the purpose of causing a chemical reaction of a heavy mercury compound with inert chemicals. When operating the system, the kettle system leaked and exposed Fred to the chemical reaction. As a result of the incident the plaintiffs already compromised kidney was worsened.