Renfrow v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“Norfolk Southern”) appeals from a judgment of the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirming the denial of its motion to administratively dismiss the complaint of Cleo J. Renfrow, who asserts claims alleging that her husband’s asbestos exposure at Norfolk Southern caused him to develop lung cancer. The court of appeals determined that Renfrow had provided sufficient evidence to prevent an administrative dismissal of the action.

{¶ 2} In this case, however, the physician retained by Renfrow who opined about the cause of her husband’s lung cancer is not a…