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Owens Corning Sets Up Asbestos Fund for Victims |
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To
recover,
claimants
must
be
seriously
ill
from
exposure
to
asbestos
at
a
job
site
where
Owens
Corning's
products
were
used.
The
spouses
of
people
killed
by
exposure
can
also
recover....
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W.R. Grace & Co. and New Jersey Dispute Asbestos Lawsuit Venue |
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TRENTON
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W.R.
Grace
&
Co.
and
the
New
Jersey
attorney
general
are
wrangling
over
what
court
will
have
jurisdiction
over
the
state's
civil
suit
against
the
Maryland-based
construction
products
and
chemical
manufacturer.
The
lawsuit,
filed
in
state
Superior
Court...
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Mesothelioma Community Will Convene to Focus on Cure |
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SANTA
BARBARA,
Calif.,
Sept.
22
/PRNewswire/
--
The
urgent
mission
to
improve
treatments
for
a
deadly,
asbestos-related
cancer
will
make
another
step
forward,
the
Mesothelioma
Applied
Research
Foundation
(MARF)
announced
today,
with
the
Second
International
Symposium
on
Malignant
Mesothelioma.
Meso...
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Specter pressured to lower amount of proposed asbestos fund |
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U.S.
Senate
Judiciary
Committee
Chairman
Arlen
Specter
is
reportedly
under
pressure
to
scale
back
his
proposal
for
a
$140
Billion
privately
financed
asbestos
fund.
The
White
House
has
not
explicitly
endorsed
Specter's
proposal,
and
some
Republicans
and
business
interests
fear...
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Georgia Supreme Court Rules on Asbestos Liability Lawsuits |
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Georgia
Supreme
Court
ruled
that
family
members
of
employees
who
are
exposed
to
asbestos
in
the
workplace
cannot
sue
the
employer
as
a
result
of
coming
into
contact
with
the
employees
clothes
away
from
the
workplace.
The
court
concluded
that...
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