Steel Worker Who Was Never Treated for Asbestosis Can Participate in Fund

WARREN, Ohio - A steel worker who was never specifically treated for his employer-diagnosed asbestosis may participate in the state's workers' compensation fund in the event he one day becomes disabled as a result of his condition, a state appellate court has held. Schuller v. Conrad, Administrator, Bureau of Workers' Compensation, No. 2002-T-0087 (Ohio Ct. App., Eleventh District).

In a Sept. 26 decision affirming a directed verdict entered on behalf of plaintiff John Schuller, the Eleventh District Ohio Court of Appeals held that visits Schuller made to his physician to confirm the possible diagnosis do not constitute treatment of the …