SearchArchives for: February 2006UK Asbestos Compensation27th February 2006 Lawyers are set to mount a bid to win compensation for thousands of workers who have been struck down by an asbestos-related health condition.
If successful, solicitors believe up to £1bn could be paid to people with pleural plaques - scarring on the lu… more » Categories: About Asbestos Kent Micronite Asbestos Cigarette Filters24th February 2006 Jury Awards $1,048,100.00 in Kent Micronite Asbestos Cigarette Filter Case
Not a new story, but so bizarre that I think it bears repetition:
A jury awarded $1,048,100.00 to two children of a woman who contracted and died from malignant abdominal mesoth… more » Tags: kent micronite
Categories: About Asbestos Fighting Over Numbers on Asbestos Claims24th February 2006 What’s fairer for asbestos victims - the 'tort system' or the 'FAIR asbestos act'?
The U.S. government is considering adopting the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 (S. 852). The beauty of the Act is that it exchanges litigation in the… more » Categories: About Asbestos The History of Asbestos.24th February 2006 It is probably not generally known that asbestos has been around since 4000 BC, when it was used in lamp wicks and candles. Interestingly, it was also used in the cloth wrapping of Egyptian mummies. Maybe this is the real origin of 'The Curse of The Mumm… more » Categories: About Asbestos |
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