On May 5, 2016, the Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) issued two opinions that will have a significant impact on Ohio asbestos litigation: (1) Watkins v. Affinia Group, et al., Eighth Dist. App. No. 102538, 2016-Ohio-2830; and (2) Blandford v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., Eighth Dist. App. No. 103030, 2016-Ohio-2835. Read the key facts and rulings and the potential impact of these decisions in the Client Alert.

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