Legal Opinion
Kurt Zehner, Jerry Glenn, John Alvarado, Individually and on Behalf of Similarly Situated Inmates v. Clarence Trigg, Bruce Brown, John Schilling
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 31, 1997No. 97-1251PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs consist of offenders who were employed by the Indiana Department of Corrections at the Indiana Youth Center in Plainfield, Indiana. They were assigned to work in the kitchen there. During the two-year period prior to the filing of the complaint, plaintiffs were exposed to asbestos while working in the kitchen. They do not assert physical injuries but claim mental and emotional injuries as a result of the exposure.
Defendant correction officials moved for judgment on the pleadings because plaintiffs did not allege a “physical injury” as required by Section…
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