State Lawmakers Send Mixed Signals on Asbestos Legislation Proposals

Bills in Texas, Louisiana Fail to Make It, While Ohio Looks to House for Fate of Asbestos, General Tort Reform Measure

If you're keeping score, it appears as though those opposing any wide-ranging asbestos reform at the state level fared quite well in the recent Legislative season.

Of the three states considering major asbestos reform legislation - Texas, Ohio and Louisiana - only one stands to pass a measure significantly changing the way asbestos claims will be litigated in the future.

photo-4 Texas legislators, who were contemplating passage of sweeping asbestos litigation reform, got some relief from …