W.Va. Court Reinstates Award of Dependent Benefits to Widow of Owens-Illinois Worker

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– A West Virginia appellate court has reinstated an award of dependent benefits to the widow of a former Owens-Illinois mechanic, finding that there was enough evidence to show that the decedent was exposed to asbestos at work.

In the Jan. 20 opinion, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals found that the Board of Review mischaracterized the evidence when it denied widow dependent benefits.

Sadie Page filed the workers’ compensation claim on behalf of her late husband, John W. Page Jr., contending that his employment as a mechanic for Owens-Illinois Inc. exposed him to asbestos.

Prior to …