Writ Contests Court Order Calling Venue Statute 'Irredeemably Inconsistent'

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- An asbestos defendant has filed a petition for writ of prohibition in West Virginia's Supreme Court, asking the court to review a lower court finding that a plaintiff had sufficiently established that a decedent was exposed to asbestos by way of events that occurred in the state. D&V Tank Service of Ohio v. The Honorable Ronald Wilson, No. n/a (W.Va. Sup. Ct.); In re: Asbestos Personal Injury Litigation; Wagner v. 20th Century Glove Corp. of Texas, et al., No. 03-C-9600; 05-C-1833 (W.Va. Cir. Ct., Kanawha Cty.).

D&V Tank Service of Ohio says in its May 17 petition …