Fautheree v. McCaffrey

CAROL M. HANSEN, J.,

specially concurring:

¶ 1 “Mesothelioma is a rare tumor arising from the mesothelial cells lining the pleura pericardial and peritoneal cavities. The latency period of mesothelioma ranges from twenty to forty years. The disease may be compared to asbestosis, which is a pneumoco-niosis produced by inhaling asbestos fibers. It is characterized by bilateral diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lung parenchyma.” Ganske v. Spahn and Rose Lumber Co. 580 N.W.2d 812 (Iowa 1998).

¶ 2 In Urie v. Thompson, 337 U.S. 163, 69 S.Ct. 1018, 93 L.Ed. 1282 (1949), a case dealing with…