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Fixing the Asbestos Mess: The Senates Reform Needs Reforming
[Press Release] Heritage Foundation - Feb 06 1:50 PM
Asbestos. It is the basis for the longest-running mass tort litigation in U.S. history, as well as the most expensive. Since the late 1960s, some 850,000 claim ants have sued for asbestos-related injuries. The liti gation has cost some $70 billion and 60,000 jobs, but little has gone to the truly injured. Lawyers and litiga tion costs have consumed almost 60 percent of resources expended, and Save to My Web