Quach v. Colgate-Palmolive

Summary

Plaintiffs Quang Quach and his wife Thanh-Ha Dinh sued Colgate after Quach was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma - a rare form of cancer frequently associated with asbestos exposure - at the age of 43. He blames exposure as an infant to Mennen’s Baby Magic talcum powder for his illness, but Colgate’s attorneys maintain Quach’s cancer resulted from exposure to asbestos fibers his father brought home while working on car brakes as a garage mechanic, among other factors.