Court: Secondhand Exposure Wasn't Substantial Factor in Meso Case

CLEVELAND - Witness testimony that an asbestos-containing product was used in a facility at the same time a relative of a mesothelioma plaintiff worked at the facility is insufficient proof that the product was a substantial factor in causing the plaintiff's disease through secondhand exposure, an Ohio court has ruled. Vince v. Crane Co., et al., No. 87955 (Ohio Ct. App., 8th Dist., Cuyahoga Cty.).

In a March 15 opinion, the 8th Appellate District for Ohio's Court of Appeals further stated that the record is replete with evidence to show that Nathalie Vince had extensive firsthand asbestos exposure and that …