Lee v. AC & S. CO., INC.

TAYLOR, Judge.

This trial involves the death of a person who was employed for many years as a pipe insulator, whose job involved installation of asbestos products for insulation of pipe against heat and cold. At the time of his death, he had cancer in the lung area as well as in other organs of his body. He had smoked cigarettes for many years.

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Plaintiff seeks to have an epidemiologist, Dr. Joseph Wagoner, testify as to the probable cause of decedent’s disease and death. This epidemiologist is not trained or experienced as a physician. His training and experience relate to the gathering and…