District Court, W.D. Wisconsin September 30, 2016, 99-CV-475-slc (Suoja v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.)

OPINION AND ORDER

STEPHEN L. CROCKER, Magistrate Judge

On December 29, 1996, Oswald “Ozzie” Suoja died from mesothelioma, a form of cancer closely associated with asbestos exposure. There is no dispute that exposure to asbestos caused Suoja’s illness: he had a 40-year career as a union asbestos worker during which he worked with numerous asbestos-containing products.