Ohio Court Affirms Ruling Allowing Asbestos Plaintiff Limited Access to Document

CLEVELAND –– An Ohio appellate court has affirmed a trial court’s ruling allowing access to portions of a document prepared by an asbestos defendant’s national counsel, agreeing that attorney-client privilege was superseded by the plaintiffs’ right to access the information.

In the Sept. 4 opinion, the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County opined that the information sought by the plaintiffs was not provided anywhere else and that there was no living person who possessed knowledge of the requested details.

The plaintiffs asserted the claims on behalf of Michael Tucker, contending that his mesothelioma was caused by exposure …