Asbestos: Mick Antoniw bill aims to make firms refund Welsh NHS over sick staff - BBC News

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Asbestos: Mick Antoniw bill aims to make firms refund Welsh NHS over sick staff BBC News Employers could have to pay the medical costs of staff who suffer the effects of asbestos if a proposal by a member of the Welsh assembly becomes law. Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw's private member's bill would oblige companies or their insurers to ... Asbestos disease Bill debate is dueThis is South Wales all 2 news articles »

The long, lethal shadow of asbestos - Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

The long, lethal shadow of asbestos Creamer Media's Mining Weekly No central registry keeps track of asbestos lawsuits filed yearly or their outcomes. A tabulation of jury verdicts and settlements, based on an average of all asbestos-related lawsuits reported in Westlaw Journal Asbestos, a Thomson Reuters publication ... and more »

The long, lethal shadow of asbestos - HealthNews

The long, lethal shadow of asbestos HealthNews No central registry keeps track of asbestos lawsuits filed yearly or their outcomes. A tabulation of jury verdicts and settlements, based on an average of all asbestos-related lawsuits reported in Westlaw Journal Asbestos, a Thomson Reuters publication ... and more »

'It was our job. We had to eat.' - Burlington Hawk Eye

'It was our job. We had to eat.' Burlington Hawk Eye Klees is one of several local and area railroad employees who has received a settlement check from BNSF in the last 10 years for alleged exposure to asbestos and other toxic chemicals at the shops. Klees, 83, worked on and off at the shops as an ...

Coburn Introduces Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency FACT Act - PoliticalNews.me (press release)

Coburn Introduces Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency FACT Act PoliticalNews.me (press release) (WASHINGTON, DC) – US Senator Tom Coburn, MD (R-OK) introduced the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, a bill that would require 524(g) asbestos bankruptcy settlement trusts to disclose on a quarterly basis all claims and exposure ... and more »

Mesothelioma victims deserve better than wasteful legal maneuvers - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Mesothelioma victims deserve better than wasteful legal maneuvers Los Angeles Times Today asbestos cases constitute the largest body of mass tort litigation in the US And it's a monstrosity. The problems identified by Rehnquist's committee 20 years ago persist today: long delays, oppressive trials, the constant relitigation of settled ... and more »