Legislation limiting asbestos and silica lawsuits has passed the Ohio legislature and has been sent to Gov. Bob Taft for his signature.
House Bills 292 and 342 would make Ohio the first state to adopt medical criteria for filing asbestos and silica lawsuits, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. "Both bills aim to help the most severely sick workers by removing barriers that could potentially prohibit them from receiving fair legal and financial remedies," said Greg LaCost, senior counsel and regional manager of PCI. "It allows ill people who are genuinely injured by asbestos and silica exposures to get fair and timely compensation."
Silicosis is the oldest known occupational disease, PCI noted. The respiratory disorder is caused by inhaling silica particles from quartz found in rocks and sand. Silica is a component used in the glass-making and sand-blasting industries.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© Touchpoint Markets, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more inforrmation visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
