Ohio tries to unclog courts by limiting asbestos suits

Ohio's first-in-the-nation attempt to curb the tens of thousands of asbestos injury lawsuits filed in the state became law this month. But the battle over the controversial tort reform measure has just begun.

Opponents of the new law, which is intended to drastically reduce the more than 41,000 lawsuits filed by mill workers, contractors and other laborers exposed to asbestos, filed a court challenge last week arguing that retroactive provisions of the measure are unconstitutional.

News Source: Stateline.org | Published: October 5, 2004 | Read Full Story

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