Pa. Asbestos Plaintiffs Can Sue for Separate Malignant Injuries Under Two-Disease Rule, Court Holds

PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that the state's two-disease rule permits a plaintiff to file a lawsuit for mesothelioma nearly 15 years after filing a claim for lung cancer that resulted from the same asbestos exposure. Daley v. A.W. Chesterton Inc., et al., No. 27EAP2010 (Pa. Sup. Ct.).

In a Feb. 21 decision, the high court affirmed a state Superior Court decision that reversed a trial court's award of summary judgment to defendants U.S. Supply Co. and Duro-Dyne Corp. on the issue of whether Herbert Daley was barred from bringing his second claim because - like the …