CASE NO. 1 Heather’s doctor asked the questions – “was your dad a miner or did he work in construction of any kind.” Answer – yes. She was exposed to asbestos through the dust that permeated his clothing and his car. As a construction worker. Her father was involved in dry wall clean – up and demolition. Much of the dry-wall joint compound he worked on contained asbestos. Most of the buildings he worked in doing demolition contained asbestos tiles in the floors and in the ceiling. The insulation around pipes and boilers that he tore out had asbestos insulation. He would come home […]