Thousands of Asbestos Cases Clear Hurdle After Ruling

A unanimous ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday cleared the
way for thousands of asbestos cases pending in Fulton County and Cobb
County courts to go forward. A 2005 Georgia law that made it more
difficult for asbestos and silica plaintiffs to succeed on their claims
had called into question the viability of the cases. But the state high
court struck down the retroactive application of one of the hurdles
placed by the statute.

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