U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 4 asbestos decisions from the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (1984–2014). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal district court

Decisions

• Ridenour v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (2014). The magistrate judge recommended that the defendant prison officials' motion for summary judgment be granted against prisoners Ridenour and Brown, and denied the plaintiffs' motion to exclude the prison doctor's declaration.
• City of Dayton v. AR Environmental, Inc. (2012). The court entered default judgment for the City of Dayton against A.R. Environmental, awarding $453,094.53 in compensatory damages and $906,189.06 in punitive damages, and declaring A.R. liable for indemnity and CERCLA response costs.
• Adkins v. GAF Corp. (1988). After a jury trial and a bench trial in the same proceeding, the court entered judgment for Curtis and Mary Adkins against Asbestos Corporation Ltd., Carey Canada and GAF on strict liability, and granted Celotex's directed verdict on the intentional tort claim, vacating its earlier ruling for the plaintiffs.
• Laster v. Celotex Corp. (1984). The district court denied the plaintiffs' pretrial motions asking it to take judicial notice that asbestos causes asbestosis and mesothelioma, ruling for the Celotex defendants on the point.