S.C. High Court Affirms Dismissal Based on Lack of Actionable Exposure

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court's award of summary judgment to defendants in a mesothelioma lawsuit, stating that the plaintiffs failed to show any actionable asbestos exposure in South Carolina and the trial court didn't err in excluding certain evidence as cumulative. Henderson, et al. v. Allied Signal Inc., et al., No. 26322 (S.C. Sup. Ct.).

In an April 30 opinion, the high court specifically said that North Carolina residents James W. Henderson Jr. and Betty Lee Henderson failed to satisfy the "frequency, regularity and proximity test" set forth in Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh …