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Ranney v. Parawax Co.
Facts
From 1975 to 1982, Joseph Ranney III, Plaintiff, worked for Parawax Company, Inc., Defendant. Due to Plaintiff’s work at Parawax, Plaintiff was exposed to toxic materials, and in 1985, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. Over time, Plaintiff inquired from various physicians about if he received the disease due to his exposure to toxic materials. However, the doctors never definitively stated that there was a causal connection. In 1987, Plaintiff’s wife began law school. Around 1987 or 1988, Plaintiff’s wife enrolled in a class that taught the causation of occupational diseases by exposure to toxic chemicals. At this moment, Plaintiff believed that his exposure to the toxic materials at Parawax contributed to his Hodgkin’s disease. In 1991, Plaintiff asked another, new, doctor to inquire into the issue, and the doctor confirmed the causal connection. Subsequently, in 1992, Plaintiff brought a workers’ compensation claim against Parawax and its workers’ compensation carrier, American States Insurance Company. The industrial commissioner granted summary judgment to defendants based on the fact that Plaintiff’s cause of action was time barred under the two-year statute of limitations. A state district court affirmed. Plaintiff appealed.
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