Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2008

Abrams v. Pneumo Abex Corp.

Abrams v. Pneumo Abex Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 10, 2008 · Per Curiam
951 A.2d 255; 597 Pa. 219; 2008 Pa. LEXIS 884 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Abrams v. Pneumo Abex Corp.

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 10th day of June, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED as to the following issue, which has been rephrased for clarity:

(1) Does prior recovery of damages for increased risk and fear of developing cancer due to asbestos exposure, awarded under the one-disease rule, preclude a plaintiff from recovering damages for cancer that developed and was diagnosed after the separate disease rule was adopted in Marinari v. *220 Asbestos Corporation, Ltd., 417 Pa.Super. 440, 612 A.2d 1021 (1992) (en banc)?

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