First of 3,000 Bethlehem Steel Complaints Is Settled
February 1, 2001
EASTON, Pa. - The first of nearly 3,000 asbestos claims filed in Northampton County, Pa., by former Bethlehem Steel Corp employees has settled just days before the case was to go to trial. Zambor v. Anchor Packing, No. 98-C-4352 (Pa. Comm. Pls. Ct., Northampton Cty.).
Attorneys for plaintiff Joan Zambor announced the agreement Jan. 24. Terms of the settlement, which involved eight manufacturers of asbestos-containing products were not disclosed.
Zambor sued several companies after her husband, Richard Zambor, developed mesothelioma, allegedly as a result of being exposed to asbestos while working as a carpenter and installing floor and ceiling tile …
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