Scott v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

liKLEES, Judge.

On January 8, 1997, the plaintiff Norbert Reilly (“Reilly”) filed this suit against Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation (“KACC”), its executive officers and insurers, and several manufacturers and distributors of asbestos (hereinafter, the “appellees”) alleging asbestos related injuries while working at KACC’s facility. In March and April of 1997, Reilly’s wife and four children (hereinafter, the “appellants”) were substituted in Reilly’s survival action and they also asserted wrongful death claims on their own behalf. The appellee’s filed exceptions of prescription alleging…