According to AP writer Allison Barker, WVU will pay former and current employees as part of an asbestos class action settlement: West Virginia University has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit affecting up to 5,600 former and current employees who may have been exposed to asbestos, the school announced Tuesday. As part of the…
Category Archives: Mesothelioma
Class Action Alternatives
Recovering Financially From Mesothelioma Disability Insurance Disability claims may be filed if one has such insurance either privately or through an employer. Social Security Disability Disability claims can be filed with the federal social security system. Worker’s Compensation Only if asbestos exposure can be linked to a particular job-site can a worker’s compensation claim be…
Anthony J. Sebok’s take on FAIR
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…
Senators Clash on Asbestos Litigation Bill
AP is reporting that senators Frist and Reid are butting heads (sort of) over the asbestos bill: WASHINGTON — Tongue firmly in cheek, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist–a cardiac surgeon–pledged Tuesday to resuscitate Democratic leader Harry Reid if Senate legislation to curb the increasing number of asbestos lawsuits makes him ill. “I want that bill…
Want to know more about the FAIR Act?
Now that the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR Act) has been okayed for the Senate floor, it’s time to learn what this bill is all about. The key provisions of the bill, which will “take asbestos injury claims out of the courts and pay them from a $140 billion privately-financed fund,” are below….
Asbestos bill makes it past Senate panel
Good ol’ Reuters is reporting that the US Senate panel has approved the asbestos fund, and that the bill is now all set for the Senate: WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – Legislation to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund was approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there were immediate warnings…
Vetrans & Asbestos
The Bandera Bulletin ran a letter recently from a veteran concerned about the plight of asbestos victims who happen to be aging vets… Veterans + asbestos Given the advancing age of our surviving WW II veterans, time is short for these particular victims of asbestos-related illnesses. Veterans who’ve been diagnosed with deadly asbestos-related diseases such…
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Senate asbestos bill meeting delayed
Reuters (via ABC news) is saying that the Senate will be delaying the asbestos meeting until Thursday: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has moved to Thursday a meeting at which lawmakers are due to resume work on a bill to establish a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund, a committee aide said on Tuesday. The meeting…
Mesothelioma rates will peak, then plummet
According to a recent article, Mesothelomia deaths are likely to peak by 2015 in the UK: DEATHS from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related lung cancer, will peak within ten years in the UK and then fall to a much lower level, according to new figures published in this week’s British Journal of Cancer. Mesothelioma is a type…