The Ohio General Assembly in 2004 has passed and the Governor has signed two bills dealing with 1) medical requirements for filing claims for silica or mixed dust disease - Am. Sub. H.B. 342; and 2) medical requirements for filing claims for asbestos related diseases - Am. Sub. H.B. 292. The following information on these bills is available.

Am. Sub. H.B. 292 - Asbestos Related Disease Claims
Establishes minimum medical requirements for filing certain asbestos claims, to specify a plaintiff's burden of proof in tort actions involving exposure to asbestos, to establish premises liability in relation to asbestos claims, and to prescribe the requirements for shareholder liability for asbestos claims under the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil.
Effective September 2, 2004

• Summary of Am. Sub. H.B. 292
  

• Full text of Am. Sub. H.B. 292
  

• Challenges to Asbestos Litigation Reform
  Discussion of several cases decided or pending which pose challenges to the constitutionality of Am. Sub. H.B. 292

• Miscellaneous Asbestos Litigation

Am. Sub. H.B. 342 - Silica and Mixed Dust Disease Claims
Establishes minimum medical requirements for filing certain silica claims or mixed dust disease claims, establishes premises liability in relation to those claims, and prescribes the requirements for shareholder liability for those claims under the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil.
Effective September 1, 2004

• Summary of Am. Sub. H.B. 342
  

• Full text of Am. Sub. H.B. 342
  

For more information on either of these laws, please contact Kurt Tunnell, Anne Marie Sferra, or Miranda Motter.