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A Wisconsin appeals court has ruled that a woman who lost her husband to mesothelioma in 2004 is within her rights to sue his former employer. The man, Walter Tatera, worked in a machine shop, where he ground brake linings to be installed in automobiles. His widow claims the manufacturer failed to warn her husband that the parts contained asbestos and could pose a health hazard.

When inhaled, asbestos fibers can become lodged in the body and cause serious health problems, such as asbestosis, a severe scarring of the lungs, and mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that affects the lining of the lungs and, sometimes, the stomach and/or heart.

The mesothelioma lawsuit was filed by Vicki Tatera of Greenfield, and was reinstated on Tuesday by the District 1 Court of Appeals. The defendant is FMC Corp. The case will now go to trial.

Source: Chicago Tribune