Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Employer Intentional Tort Claim

CLEVELAND -- An Ohio appellate court has affirmed the dismissal of an employer intentional tort claim in an asbestos case, finding that the plaintiffs failed to establish that the decedent's former employer required its employees to act in a manner that would result in injury. Louden, et al., v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al., No. 90183 (Ohio Ct. App., 8th Dist., Cuyahoga Cty.).

In the July 3 opinion, the Eighth District Appellate Court for Cuyahoga County ruled that since the decedent had testified that he had not worn safety equipment provided by his employer, that employer could not be held …