A Win for Mesothelioma Victims: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Restores Employee Rights

A Commentary by Rick Nemeroff of The Nemeroff Law Firm

In December 2013, the Nemeroff Law Firm won a major victory for victims of mesothelioma and other latent occupational diseases in Pennsylvania by restoring their legal right to seek compensation for their injuries from their employers.

In the consolidated case of Tooey v. A.K. Steel, et al. and Landis v. A. W. Chesterton, et al., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recognized an employee’s right to bring a civil action against an employer for a latent occupational disease, ruling that employers could not use the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) to …