Mesothelioma Lawyers - US mulls fund for asbestos victims

US mulls fund for asbestos victims
Independent Online - Feb 07 8:05 AM
The US Senate is to examine the creation of a fund that would help resolve a decades-old litigation crisis and provide support to thousands of victims of asbestos exposure.Save to My Web

Frist Plans to Bring Up Controversial Asbestos Bill Next Week
Washington Post - Feb 03 4:06 AM
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) said yesterday that he intends to bring up for debate next week the long-pending bill that would remove damage claims of workers and others injured by exposure to asbestos from the courts, sending them instead to a privately financed $140 billion trust... Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by the Senate

Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by the Senate
Tuscaloosa News - WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 The Senate decided on Tuesday night to all but kill legislation to create a $140 billion fund to compensate victims of asbestos poisoning. Supporters of the measure, led by Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, fell

GI Special 4B12 - Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - February 13
Bellaciao - Former Iraqi Army soldiers shout anti-American slogans during a protest outside of the Republican Palace in Baghdad June 2, 2003. Hundreds of former Iraqi soldiers protested outside the office compound of Iraq s U.S. occupiers, demanding pay for

Asbestos compensation plan clears hurdle in Senate, 98-1
Baltimore Sun - WASHINGTON // A painstaking effort to end years of litigation over cancer-causing asbestos survived a procedural hurdle in the Senate yesterday, paving the way for a floor debate over a $140 billion plan to compensate victims outside the courtroom

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Senate to debate asbestos fund

Senate to debate asbestos fund
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Federal legislation that would end asbestos-related lawsuits and create a $140 billion trust fund for victims of asbestos-related illnesses has moved ahead in the Senate, with considerable interest from Wisconsin. The bill, which senators might vote

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Frist Plans to Bring Up Controversial Asbestos Bill Next Week

Frist Plans to Bring Up Controversial Asbestos Bill Next Week
Washington Post, United States - Feb 3, 2006... The bill has been criticized by trial lawyers and some asbestos victims ... of lung diseases, including a particularly deadly form of cancer called mesothelioma. ...
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Asbestos Fund Effort Survives in Senate
Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago... from shortness of breath and coughing to an often fatal cancer known as mesothelioma. ... The role of trial lawyers has emerged as a major flashpoint in the debate ...
Source: www.latimes.com

US Update: February 2006
Mines and Communities, UK - Feb 5, 2006... the inefficient asbestos litigation system that had enriched lawyers at the ... firm that represents people with the asbestos-linked cancer mesothelioma in cases ...
Source: www.minesandcommunities.org

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by the Senate

Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by the Senate
Tuscaloosa News - WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 The Senate decided on Tuesday night to all but kill legislation to create a $140 billion fund to compensate victims of asbestos poisoning. Supporters of the measure, led by Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, fell

Lees verder
Beurs.nl - The bill would limit potentially huge legal liabilities for U.S. asbestos manufacturers, producers and their successor companies. For example, USG would owe the trust $900 million - roughly $3 billion less than it promised to set aside for asbestos

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Retrial ordered for asbestos miner

Retrial ordered for asbestos miner
AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - Feb 01 5:06 PM
The High Court has ordered a retrial for a former asbestos miner, who is attempting to sue CSR and Midalco for allegedly giving him asbestosis.Save to My Web

Seniors Group RetireSafe Calls on Senate to Debate Asbestos Litigation Reform; Supports FAIR Act, Relief for Asbestos
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Feb 07 12:11 PM
The following statement was released today by Michelle Plasari, president of RetireSafe, urging the Senate to engage in a full debate on the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) ActSave to My Web

Tough asbestos bill killed
Daily Press - Feb 10 1:09 AM
Legislation in the General Assembly to restrict asbestos lawsuits dies after lots of complaints - including many from former shipyard workers.Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Asbestos compensation plan clears hurdle in Senate, 98-1

Asbestos compensation plan clears hurdle in Senate, 98-1
Baltimore Sun - WASHINGTON // A painstaking effort to end years of litigation over cancer-causing asbestos survived a procedural hurdle in the Senate yesterday, paving the way for a floor debate over a $140 billion plan to compensate victims outside the courtroom

Asbestos Claims for Cash, Justice
Los Angeles Times - "It was beautiful," Terry McCann told me. "It would come down like silver, a silvery snow." The retired Orange County business executive and 1960 Olympic gold-medal wrestler was describing the dust that filled the air of the Oklahoma refinery site

Battle over asbestos lawsuit bill heats up
Wichita Falls Times Record News - Backers of legislation to end the nation's flood of asbestos injury suits call it a desperately needed cure to a broken court system that is bankrupting businesses and getting too little money to the truly ill. But opponents say the bill is nothing

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Asbestos Claims for Cash, Justice

Asbestos Claims for Cash, Justice
Los Angeles Times, CA - Feb 19, 2006... wildly varying outcomes: The average California jury award for mesothelioma is $5 ... Plaintiffs and their lawyers were concerned that its built-in payment cap of ...
Source: www.latimes.com

Learning from Dr. Harron
West Virginia Record, WV - Feb 10, 2006... Largent says he has mesothelioma, a serious cancer caused by asbestos inhalation ... righting past wrongs, not companies cutting their losses while lawyers game the ...
Source: www.wvrecord.com

Asbestos bill backers hope for revival
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - Feb 15, 2006... ensured that more money went directly to victims, rather than to their lawyers. ... died at age 55, less than three months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. ...
Source: www.jsonline.com

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Senate to take up asbestos legislation today

Senate to take up asbestos legislation today
Independent Record - WASHINGTON The Senate today begins debating a bill to create a $140 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure, including special provisions for those in Libby, Mont., after Democratic leaders backed off their attempt Tuesday

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Senate to take up asbestos legislation today

Senate to take up asbestos legislation today
Independent Record - WASHINGTON The Senate today begins debating a bill to create a $140 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure, including special provisions for those in Libby, Mont., after Democratic leaders backed off their attempt Tuesday

Retrial ordered for asbestos miner
Seven.com.au - The High Court has ordered a retrial for a former asbestos miner, who is attempting to sue CSR and Midalco for allegedly giving him asbestosis and depression through negligence. Arturo Della Maddalena, worked for CSR and Midalco at the asbestos mine

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Vets, Victims Lobby US Capitol before Asbestos Vote

Vets, Victims Lobby US Capitol before Asbestos Vote
Planet Ark - Feb 09 9:05 AM
WASHINGTON - Military veterans and victims of asbestos-related diseases fanned out in the US Capitol on Tuesday to plead for and against an asbestos compensation bill ahead of a Senate vote that aides said was too close to call.Save to My Web

Asbestos Fund Effort Survives in Senate
Newsday - Feb 08 5:53 AM
Lawmakers hope to end years of lawsuits by creating a $140-billion compensation plan for victims of the cancer-causing material. WASHINGTON A painstaking effort to end years of litigation over cancer-causing asbestos survived a procedural hurdle on Tuesday in the Senate, paving the way for a floor debate over a $140-billion plan to compensate victims outside the courtroom.Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Lees verder

Lees verder
Beurs.nl - The bill would limit potentially huge legal liabilities for U.S. asbestos manufacturers, producers and their successor companies. For example, USG would owe the trust $900 million - roughly $3 billion less than it promised to set aside for asbestos

Large and Small Businesses Part Ways on Asbestos Bill
New York Times - As the Senate opened debate on legislation that would create a $140 billion fund for victims of asbestos, companies were gearing up for a titanic battle. But some of the fiercest fighting will be between large and small companies. Several large

Senate to take up asbestos legislation today
Independent Record - WASHINGTON The Senate today begins debating a bill to create a $140 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure, including special provisions for those in Libby, Mont., after Democratic leaders backed off their attempt Tuesday

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Lung scars rarely lead to asbestos-related diseases, U.K. appeals court says

Lung scars rarely lead to asbestos-related diseases, U.K. appeals court says
Business Insurance - Jan 29 10:07 AM
LONDONOverturning a legal precedent of more than 20 years, the U.K. Court of Appeal last week ruled that anxiety induced by the asbestos-related condition pleural plaques should not be compensable.Save to My Web

Retrial ordered for asbestos miner
Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 01 5:28 PM
The High Court has ordered a retrial for a former asbestos miner, who is attempting to sue CSR and Midalco for allegedly giving him asbestosis and depression through negligence.Save to My Web

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Vets, victims swarm US Capitol before asbestos vote

Vets, victims swarm US Capitol before asbestos vote
Reuters - Feb 7, 2006... At a news conference organized by plaintiffs' lawyers, these victims said the fund ... to sue for damages," said Paul Zygielbaum, who has mesothelioma, a lethal ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Mesothelioma Lawyers - Asbestos Fund Effort Survives in Senate

Asbestos Fund Effort Survives in Senate
Los Angeles Times - Feb 08 12:16 AM
Lawmakers hope to end years of lawsuits by creating a $140-billion compensation plan for victims of the cancer-causing material.Save to My Web

US mulls fund for asbestos victims
Independent Online - Feb 07 8:05 AM
The US Senate is to examine the creation of a fund that would help resolve a decades-old litigation crisis and provide support to thousands of victims of asbestos exposure.Save to My Web

Retrial ordered for asbestos miner
AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - Feb 01 5:06 PM
The High Court has ordered a retrial for a former asbestos miner, who is attempting to sue CSR and Midalco for allegedly giving him asbestosis.Save to My Web