SCHWARTZ, EXR., APPELLEE, ET AL.
v.
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., APPELLANT.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted October 17, 2017.
Decided January 24, 2018.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kelley & Ferraro, L.L.P., James L. Ferraro, John Martin Murphy, Shawn M. Acton, Anthony Gallucci, and Matthew A. McMonagle, for appellee.
McDermott, Will & Emery, L.L.P., and Michael W. Weaver; and Willman & Silvaggio, L.L.P., Steven G. Blackmer, and Melanie M. Irwin, for appellant.
Bevan & Associates, L.P.A., Inc., Thomas W. Bevan, Patrick M. Walsh, and Joshua P. Grunda, urging affirmance for amici curiae 51 Concerned Physicians, Scientists, and Scholars Regarding Causation of Asbestos-Related Disease.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., and Victor E. Schwartz; and Crowell & Moring, L.L.C., and William L. Anderson, urging reversal for amicus curiae Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.
Sutter O'Connell Co. and Douglas R. Simek; and Ulmer & Berne, L.L.P., and James N. Kline, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Richard D. Schuster, Daniel E. Shuey, and Damien C. Kitte, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Manufacturers' Association, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, Ohio Tire & Automotive Association, Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice, and the Honorable William Seitz.
DeWINE, J.
{¶ 1} To recover on a claim for asbestos-related injuries, a plaintiff must show that exposure to a particular defendant's product was a "substantial factor" in causing her asbestos-related injuries. The primary question here is whether the "substantial factor" requirement may be met through a "cumulative-exposure theory...
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