Legal Opinion
O'Stricker v. Jim Walter Corp.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1983No. 82-403PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtClifford F. Brown, J.
The issue raised for decision by this court is whether plaintiff’s action is barred under R.C. 2305.10, the statute of limitations for bodily injury actions. Plaintiff claims his injury (cancer) was caused by exposure to asbestos products mined, manufactured and distributed by defendants.
The past decade has seen an explosion of asbestos-related injury claims against various defendants engaged in asbestos industries. A recent Wall Street Journal article reported that some 16,000 damage suits have been filed and each month 450 additional claims are filed.3 These claims follow publication of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Velotta v. Leo Petronzio Landscaping, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1982
- Harig v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Louisville Trust Co. v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Neal v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Raymond v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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3Cited by180 opinions
- Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Viock v. Stowe-Woodward Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1983
- Lrl Properties v. Portage Metro Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Investors REIT One v. JacobsOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Regis Lutz v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
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