Widow Timely Files Asbestos-Related Occupational Disease Claim

The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a widow timely filed her claim for benefits for a worker’s death from an occupational disease caused by his asbestos exposure and that she presented sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict in her favor. Case: Hunter v. Canton Drop Forge Inc., No. 2023CA00154, 07/18/2024, published. Facts: Stephen Hunter worked for Canton Drop Forge Inc. He died in 2018. According to a co-worker, asbestos was pervasive throughout the plant. The co-worker testified that furnaces utilizing bricks containing asbestos were near where h...