Legal Opinion
Krik v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 2017No. 15-3112PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Charles Krik has lung cancer. And like some people suffering from a devastating illness, he sought to know if someone or something was to blame. In his case, as in many, there are several sources at which to point a finger. Krik smoked a pack and a half of cigarettes every day for thirty years. From 1954 until 1960 Charles Krik also worked aboard navy vessels removing insulation produced by Owens-Illinois, Inc., which he claimed exposed him to asbestos fibers. And for two weeks, he worked as an independent contractor at *672Exxon 'Mobil’s (Mobil)1 Joliet refinery replacing…
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