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  2. Asbestos and the law (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos litigation is the longest, most expensive mass tort in U.S. history, involving more than 8,000 defendants and 700,000 claimants. [1] By the early 1990s, "more than half of the 25 largest asbestos manufacturers in the US, including Amatex, Carey-Canada, Celotex, Eagle-Picher, Forty-Eight Insulations, Manville Corporation, National Gypsum, Standard Insulation, Unarco, and UNR Industries ...

  3. List of banned video games by country - Wikipedia

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    Since August 2008, all video game titles of the Grand Theft Auto series have been completely banned in Thailand, [237] because of a case where an 18-year-old Thai player supposedly influenced by Grand Theft Auto killed a taxi driver from Bangkok. [238] The ban, however, does not extend to the digital PC versions of Grand Theft Auto V. [239]

  4. Video game censorship - Wikipedia

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    The video game industry, led by the Entertainment Merchants Association and the Entertainment Software Association, successfully obtained an injunction on the bill, believing that the definition of violence as stated in the California law was too vague and would not treat video games as protected speech. This opinion was upheld in lower courts ...

  5. EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US - AOL

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    The ban of chrysotile asbestos, the only form of asbestos currently used in or imported to the United States, comes after the EPA under the previous Trump administration delayed banning the substance.

  6. EPA bans last form of asbestos used in United States - AOL

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    The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer.

  7. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos abatement (removal of asbestos) has become a thriving industry in the United States. Strict removal and disposal laws have been enacted to protect the public from airborne asbestos. The Clean Air Act requires that asbestos be wetted during removal and strictly contained, and that workers wear safety gear and masks.

  8. Intellectual property protection of video games - Wikipedia

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    Notably, King have gotten a United States trademark on the word "Candy" in the area of video games to protect clones and player confusion for their game Candy Crush Saga. They have also sought to block the use of the word "Saga" in the trademark filing of The Banner Saga for similar reasons, despite the games having no common elements. [ 63 ]

  9. List of controversial video games - Wikipedia

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    The Anti-Defamation League have had congressional hearings over the game in the hopes that it is made illegal to possess or sell in the United States. [92] 2002: Kaboom! Browser: fabolous999: Players control a suicide bomber, the aim of the game being to kill as many people as possible. [93] 2002: State of Emergency: PC, PS2, Xbox