Plaintiff, Unsuccessful in Philadelphia, Files New Complaint in Nearby County

MEDIA, Pa. - A plaintiff whose case was dismissed after a Philadelphia County jury ruled that his exposure was likely the result of exposure on a different job than alleged has refiled a nearly identical case in a nearby county and against a new set of defendants. O'Brien v. Ajax, et al., No. 01-601005 (Pa. Comm. Pls., Delaware Cty.).

Edward O'Brien and his wife, Violet, filed their complaint in February, several months after the Philadelphia jury ruled that Edward O'Brien's mesothelioma was likely the result of exposure he experienced while working as a pipefitter in a Philadelphia shipyard during World …