Bellin v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a Wayne County Circuit Court order dismissing these consolidated actions on the ground of forum non conveniens. Plaintiffs, insulation workers and their wives, alleged that defendants were responsible for their injurious exposure to asbestos and other materials. The circuit court declined jurisdiction, concluding that Wisconsin was a more convenient forum. We affirm.

Plaintiffs are residents of Wisconsin. They alleged that the exposures to asbestos and other materials occurred while plaintiff husbands worked as insulation applicators in Wisconsin and…