Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, Charlotte Hammond, filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 172.36 et seq.) seeking benefits for the death of her husband, Charles Hammond (decedent), due to his exposure to asbestos while employed by the respondent, Owens Corning Fiberglas Corporation. Prior to his death, the decedent had been awarded permanent partial disability benefits (PPD) for asbestosis, and the claimant had received a judgment following a jury trial on a loss of consortium action brought by her because of her husband’s…