Alexander v. Thiokol Corp.

' |, SULLIVAN, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether Plaintiffs’ suit against their employer for injuries sustained from exposure to asbestos and silica interrupted prescription for similar claims made against the employer’s executive officers, who were added as Defendants over three years after the filing of the original suit. The trial court sustained the executive officers’ ex*922ception of prescription, and Plaintiffs have appealed. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

Procedural Background

On July 9, 1999, numerous Plaintiffs filed suit against Thiokol Corporation…