BLAND v. AJAX MAGNETHERMIC CORP.

No. 95249.

2011 Ohio 1247

Raymond S. Bland, Executor of the Estate of Albert E. Bland, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ajax Magnethermic Corp., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: March 17, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Cirilano , Diana Nickerson Jacobs (admitted pro hac vice), Charles J. McLeigh (admitted pro hac vice), Mark C. Meyer (admitted pro hac vice), David B. Rodes (admitted pro hac vice), Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C., 1030 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6295, John J. Duffy , John J. Duffy & Associates, Brendan Place, 23823 Lorain Rd., Suite 270, North Olmsted, OH 44070, Attorneys for Appellants.

Brooke E. Elliott , Riley, Hewitt, Witte & Romano PC, 650 Washington Road, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15228, For Ajax Magnethermic Corporation, John P. Patterson , Christopher J. Caryl , Jeffrey A. Healy , Tucker Ellis & West, LLP, 1150 Huntington Building, 925 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, For A.W. Chesterton Company, Eaton Hydraulics, McCord Corporation, Pneumo Abex, LLC, William D. Bonezzi , Bonezzi, Switzer, Murphy, Polito & Hupp Co. LPA, 1300 East 9th St., Suite 1950, Cleveland, OH 44114-1501, For A.O. Smith Corporation in its own right and as successor-in-interest to The Clark Controller Company and A.O. Smith Corporation, MVS Co., Reginald S. Kramer , Oldham Kramer , 195 South Main Street, Suite 300, Akron, OH 44308-1314, For AO Smith Corporation, CBS Corporation, General Electric Company, Mallinckrodt Group, Inc., Mark A. Greer , Holly Olarczuk-Smith , Daniel J. Michalec , Gallagher Sharp, 6th Floor, Bulkley Building, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, For Beazer East, Inc., Goulds Pumps, Inc., Ingersoll Rand Corporation, Thiem Corporation, Bruce P. Mandel , Ulmer & Berne LLP, Skylight Office Tower, 1660 West 2nd St., Suite 1100, Cleveland, OH 44113-1448, For Borg Wagner Corporation, Edward R. Hart Company, Tamara L. Karel , Eric Larson Zalud , Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, 2300 BP Tower, 200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-2378, For Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Nicholas P. Vari , K & L Gates LLP, Henry W. Oliver Bldg., 535 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, For Crane Company, Richard D. Schuster , Nina I. Webb-Lawton , Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, 52 East Gay Street, P.O. Box 1008, Columbus, OH 43216-1008, For Dana Companies, LLC, Foseco, Inc., Industrial Holdings Corporation, Oilgear Co., Trane US, Inc., Treco Construction Services, Inc. f.k.a The Rust Engineering Company, Laura Kingsley Hong , Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, 4900 Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-1304, For Flowserve Corporation f.k.a. Durametallic Corporation, Gardner Denver, Inc., James L. McCrystal Jr. , Daniel F. Petticord , Harry T. Quick , Matthew L. Snyder , Brzytwa Quick & McCrystal LLC, 1660 West 2nd Street, 900 Skylight Office Tower, Cleveland, OH 44113-1411, For Eaton Hydraulics, LLC and its Char-Lynn Hydraulic Motors Division, Daniel Krauth , Joni M. Mangino , Zimmer Kunz Professional LLC, 3300 U.S. Steel Tower, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, For Eichleay Corporation, Insul Company, Inc., Matthew C. O'Connell , Sutter, O'Connell & Farchione, 3600 Erieview Tower, 1301 East 9th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114, For Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, P&H Mining Equipment, Inc., Robert N. Spinelli , Kelly Jasons McGowan Spinelli & Hanna, LLP, Two Liberty Place, Ste. 1900, 50 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, For Hedman Resources, Ltd., Stephen H. Daniels , McMahon Degulis LLP, The Caxton Building, Suite 650, 812 Huron Road, Cleveland, OH 44115, For Oglebay Norton Company, Inc., Vicki H. Mortimer , Malone Middleman, PC, Northridge Office Plaza, 117 VIP Drive, Suite 130, Wexford, PA 15090, For Reunion Industries, Inc., John A. Valenti , The Bradley Bldg., Suite 305, 1220 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113, For Safety First, Inc., Richard C. Polley , Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Two PPG Place, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402, For Sager Corporation, John J. Repcheck , Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien & Courtney, P.C., 2600 Gulf Tower, 707 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, For Union Boiler Company, Attorneys for Appellees.

Before: Keough, J., Cooney, P.J., and Rocco, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH, J.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Raymond S. Bland, Executor of the Estate of Albert E. Bland, and Mary L. Bland ("the Blands") appeal the trial court's decision to administratively dismiss their complaint.1 Finding no merit to the appeal, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In August 2009, Albert and Mary Bland filed an asbestos-related complaint against several...

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