Legal Opinion
Acevedo v. Consolidated Edison Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1991PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*348OPINION OF THE COURT
Herman Cahn, J.
This action raises the issue of how to adequately protect individuals exposed to extremely toxic substances but who suffer no present physical disability. Due to the nature of such substances, for example asbestos, no clinical symptoms of disease may manifest themselves for many years or even decades, if ever. Requiring such individuals to postpone commencing suit until they show signs of clinical disease is not, in the view of the court, a just result. Accordingly, the court here recognizes the right for claimed victims of toxic torts to seek the cost of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Burlew v. American Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Meyerhoff v. Turner Construction Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1993
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