Riedel v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

{¶ 1} The proposition of law presented by the appellants is as follows: “An asbestos claim subject to H.B. 292 may not be severed from non-asbestos claims arising from the same lawsuit and involving the same indivisible jury.” 1 We conclude that the General Assembly did not intend the statutory scheme addressing asbestos claims to apply to non-asbestos claims and, therefore, that non-asbestos claims can be severed from asbestos claims.

Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} Appellees Jack E. Riedel, Danny R. Six, and Josephine Weldy (collectively, “Riedel”) separately brought suit against…