Supporters Sweat Over Ohio Asbestos Laws Fate

Ohio's landmark asbestos litigation abatement law is under siege, with insurance industry and business supporters sweating out an effort by trial lawyers to put the measure before the state's voters in November.

Supporters of the proposed referendum, which would overturn the new law, have until Sept. 2 to gather 193,000 valid signatures on a petition to put the measure on the Nov. 2 ballot.

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