Asbestos Plaintiff Fails to Provide X-Rays Read by B-Reader, Claims Dismissed

AKRON, Ohio -- An Ohio Appellate Court has upheld the dismissal of asbestosis claim of a plaintiff who did not present medical evidence interpreted by a B-reader. Wright v. Leggett & Platt, et al., No. 04CA008466 (Ohio Ct. App., 9th Dist.).

In the Dec. 15 decision, the 9th District of the Ohio Court of Appeals agreed with the Workers' Compensation Board finding that the claimant did not satisfy an Ohio resolution requiring plaintiffs to provide X-rays interpreted by a B-reader.

Plaintiff Denzil Wright claimed that during his employment at Leggett & Platt Inc., he was exposed to asbestos, which eventually …