RENFROW v. NORFOLK S. RY. CO.

No. 2013-0761.

140 Ohio St.3d 371 (2014)

2014-Ohio-3666

RENFROW, Appellee, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doran & Murphy, P.L.L.C., and Michael L. Torcello , Christopher M. Murphy , and Colleen M. Blinkoff ; and Mary Brigid Sweeney Co., L.L.C., and Mary Brigid Sweeney , for appellee.

Burns White, L.L.C., and David A. Damico , and Ira L. Podheiser , for appellant.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., and Richard D. Schuster , Daniel E. Shuey , and Damien C. Kitte , urging reversal for amici curiae, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.


O'DONNELL, J.

{¶ 1} Norfolk Southern Railway Company ("Norfolk Southern") appeals from a judgment of the Eighth District Court of Appeals affirming the denial of its motion to administratively dismiss the complaint of Cleo J. Renfrow, who asserts claims alleging that her husband's asbestos exposure at Norfolk Southern caused him to develop lung cancer. The court of appeals determined that Renfrow had provided sufficient evidence to prevent...

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