Man Refuses To Undergo An Autopsy For Mesothelioma Cancer

By DrS

One requirement for a Seattle man dying from mesothelioma cancer is that when he dies, he must undergo an autopsy so that his estate can seek a monetary award from the company that exposed him to asbestos. Without the autopsy, his heirs cannot sue the company.

The man, James Ross, 71, is fighting this requirement even though he knows that it will have an adverse effect on his estate. He is asking a court to waive the requirement for an autopsy because of moral grounds. The lawsuit that he has against T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition and Kaiser Gypsum could be thrown out of court if he does not have the autopsy.

In Washington, a person can request no autopsy if it is for religious reasons. Mesothelioma cancer patients have a new worry. Because Ross is stating that he was exposed to asbestos while working for these companies, he has a lawsuit to cover damages and loss of life.

The mesothelioma legal advice he has been given would tell him to have the autopsy, but he does not want this to happen. His mesothelioma attorneys say that it is his constitutional right not to have an autopsy done. The mesothelioma lawyers say that the autopsy is not necessary to confirm the mesothelioma cancer diagnosis.

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