FindLaw.com columnist (and PhD) Anthony J. Sebok has just written an interesting article discussing the benefits of FAIR. Here are the first few paragraphs:
Last month, in the midst of the Senate’s pitched battle over the filibuster, the Judiciary Committee approved an asbestos reform bill. The bill is laudable; it shows how much good politicians can do when they approach a problem in a bipartisan spirit.
The bill – entitled the “Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005″ (FAIR) — has been championed by Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) against tremendous odds. The legislative proposal, which I have discussed and defended in this column before, is the last, best chance the United States will have to deal with the horrible consequences of asbestos.
For the rest, go here.