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CHARLESTON – A Putnam County plaintiff’s attorney who handles asbestos litigation says a legislative bill is looking to fix a problem that doesn’t exist and actually could lead to more problems.
Brian Prim says proponents of House Bill 2495 and the identical Senate Bill 512 want people to believe the bill is about limiting the number of defendants that can be named in asbestos and silica claims. But, he says there actually is more to the bill that could be harmful.
“They (supporters of the legislation) make it appear that this simply is an over-naming problem they want to defeat,” Prim told