ZEHNER v. TRIGG

No. 97-1251.

133 F.3d 459 (1997)

Kurt ZEHNER, Jerry Glenn, John Alvarado, et al., individually and on behalf of similarly situated inmates, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Clarence TRIGG, Bruce Brown, John Schilling, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Emry (argued), Franklin, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Andrew L. Hedges (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs consist of offenders who were employed by the Indiana Department of Corrections at the Indiana Youth Center in Plainfield, Indiana. They were assigned to work in the kitchen there. During the two-year period prior to the filing of the complaint, plaintiffs were exposed to asbestos while working in the kitchen. They do not assert physical injuries but claim mental and emotional injuries as a result of the exposure.

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