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"A Ridley Park, Pa. man has filed a mass tort lawsuit against asbestos manufacturers and distributors alleging the mesothelioma he was diagnosed with in April 2011 is directly related to his work history.<br /><br />The claim, which was filed as a short-form complaint in the asbestos master docket in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, alleges that 78-year-old John Begley&rsquo;s mesothelioma is a result of his having worked in an industry that dealt in asbestos.<br /><br />The complaint does state that Begley had a pack-a-day cigarette habit for a 10-year period from 1975 to 1985.<br /><br />The lawsuit names more than 50 defendants, which include, but are not limited to, B.P. America, Brand Insulations, Inc. and Borg Warner Corp.<br /><br />The lawsuit was filed by Philadelphia attorney Steven J. Cooperstein&nbsp; of the firm Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown &amp; Sandler.<br /><br />A jury trial has been demanded.<br /><br /><em>The case number is 110603103. </em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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