Diagnosed in Virginia, Woman Who Alleged Take-Home Exposure Can File in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A woman who developed mesothelioma, allegedly after being exposed to the asbestos her father brought home from a South Carolina factory, can pursue her claim in that state even though she was diagnosed with the disease years after moving to Virginia, a state appeals court has ruled. Murphy v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., et al., No. 3354 (S.C. Ct. App.).

Reversing a trial court decision that had dismissed the claims, the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled June 11 that Janet Murphy and her husband David can pursue their lawsuit against several out-of-state defendants for causing the …