Rail Workers Sue Premises Owner Alleging Exposure to Vermiculite

MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Several Ohio railroad workers who claim they handled asbestos-containing vermiculite ore at a Scotts Company fertilizer plant have sued the company for injuries allegedly caused by the exposures. Adams, et al. v. The Scotts Company, No. 03cv0042 (Ohio Comm. Pls., Union Cty.).

In a lawsuit filed recently in Union County Common Pleas Court, each of the 39 plaintiffs is requesting in excess of $25,000 for injuries they allegedly suffered as business invitees of Scotts.

Scotts owns and operates a chemical plant near Marysville, Ohio, where the rail workers claim they were exposed to vermiculite while unloading and …