Former smoker blames asbestos for cancer, sues companies for liability

Cook County RecordFormer smoker blames asbestos for cancer, sues companies for liabilityCook County RecordAccording to the complaint, Mitchell Sivertson, a smoker for 23 years, was exposed to asbestos during his work as a pipefitter at the defendants' locations between 1954 and 2000. Although he was first diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011, the suit says …