Amici Urge High Court to Find Ohio's Medical Criteria Law Retroactive

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Several trade groups and other organizations have filed an amicus curiae brief urging Ohio's Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's finding that retroactive application of the state's asbestos medical criteria law is unconstitutional. Ackison v. Anchor Packing Co., et al., Nos. 2007-0219, 2007-0415 (Ohio Sup. Ct.).

In the June 11 filing, the amici assert that the high court should respect Ohio's General Assembly's authority to enact legislation addressing serious problems in asbestos litigation and to do so retroactively when necessary to accomplish legitimate public policy goals.

A primary goal of the General Assembly's 2004 enactment of …