MANVILLE: Plaintiffs had ties to Johns-Manville plant

The families who won judgments in asbestos-related cases all worked or were relatives of people who worked at the Johns-Manville plant, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, Leah Kagan.
The 11 families, who would receive varying amounts, said Ms. Kagan, are related to these people:
Peter Danysh (October 1947–Feb. 1, 2011): Worked at the Johns-Manville plant as a laborer from 1967-1970 and his mother also worked at the plant while he was growing up in the household.
Francis DiTolvo (October 1948 – Jan. 26, 2012): Worked at the plant as a plug puller in I Building and his father also worked at the plant from 1952-1966 while he was growing up in the household.
Sharon Durlester (April 1953-Aug. 22, 2007): Several of her uncles and aunts worked at the plant while she was growing up in the household from 1953-1978. They had a close family and they all frequently spent time at each other’s homes after work at the plant.
Donald Greene (May 1940–July 2, 2010): His father worked at the plant as an engineer in the research facility from 1944-1964 while he was growing up in the household.
Deborah Ann Ketchem (July 1960–Nov. 21, 2009): Her father worked as a utility man and janitor from 1963-1968 while she was growing up in the household.
Rose Koshinsky (February 1931–Oct. 3, 2009): Worked as a weaver in A and B Building from 1950-1952, then again off and on from 1977-1981 and 1984-1986. Her husband also worked at the plant while they lived in the same household.
Patricia Lindsay (March 1951–Aug. 19, 2009): Several members of the Lindsay/Stansley family worked at the plant while she was growing up in the household from 1951-1969, including shared laundry facilities.
Virginia Stansley (July 1928–Nov. 2, 2009): Several members of the Lindsay/Stansley family worked at the plant while she was growing up in the household from 1948 on, including shared laundry facilities. Patricia Lindsay was Virginia Stansley’s daughter.
Francis Swinick (May 1945–Dec. 11, 2009): Worked as a laborer in I Building from 1965-1969. His father also worked at the plant while they lived in the same household. His widow, Barbara Tofil, still lives in Manville, according to Ms. Kagan.
Paul Troth (March 1935–March 5, 2012): Worked during the summers of 1956 to 1958 as a laborer and from 1959 to 1961 as an industrial engineer.
Louis Upshaw (May 1950–Oct. 28, 2013): Her brother worked during the summers from 1965 to 1969 while she lived in the same household.