Longo v. Graphic Packaging Corp.

Claimant was employed as a maintenance mechanic at a food packaging facility from 1961 to 2001. Throughout claimant’s employment, the company was sold several times. At the time of his retirement in 2001, claimant’s employer was Graphic Packaging Corporation, a subsidiary of Coors Brewing Company. In 2007, claimant was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease attributable to his workplace exposure to asbestos. Thereafter, claimant was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for an occupational disease, and the date of disablement was established as March 15, 2007. Ultimately, a Workers’…