Honda To Appeal On Mesothelioma Lawsuit Honda to Appeal on Mesothelioma Lawsuit(February 7,Ralph Lauren Outlet, 2011) After a former Honda mechanic was awarded 54 million yen ($644,000) in a mesothelioma lawsuit against the auto maker, Honda said they will appeal the ruling.In accordance with the filed mesothelioma lawsuit, the 61-year old Hidenari Hane allegedly developed pleural mesotheliomaafter he was exposed to a high level of asbestosduring his work at a Honda factory in Tokyo, Japan in the late 1960s. Hane was diagnosed with this type of asbestos cancerin 2007.Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the protective lining that covers the lungs, heart and abdomen. It is commonly caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestos is a naturally occurring substance that became increasingly well-known during the 19th and 20th centuries among manufacturers and builders because of its essential properties such as sound absorption, average tensile strength and resistance to heat,http://poloyoo.weebly.com/, electricity and chemical damages.Based on the report created in January,Cheap Ralph Lauren, District Court presiding judge Koichiro Matsumoto said that the worldâs second largest vehicle manufacturer failed to provide protection to workers even while being familiar with the new laws enacted in the 1960s to protect employees from potential conditioning challenges attributed to asbestos exposure.Also, Matsumoto said that huge companies like Honda must be fully aware of the risks to personnelâ health at the factory. They said the company should have done something to prevent workers from exposure to the toxic material. Honda was resolute in its belief and announced that they will appeal the court ruling.Meanwhile, recent studies show the incidence of asbestos-related diseases is significantly higher in automotive workers when compared to the general population. Close to 580 deaths are linked to asbestos exposurein the automobile industry each year. Researchers mentioned this is a result of the nature of their work, which generally involves 2.26 to 63.8 percent of asbestos fibers. Scientists expect these asbestos-related diseases and deaths to rise until an estimated peak around 2012.