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The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015 (old bill number- H.R. 526, now Section 3 of H.R. 1927) is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Blake Farenthold that would require asbestos trusts in the United States to file quarterly reports about the payouts they make and personal information on the victims who receive them in a publicly ...
The chrysotile asbestos previously used in Garlock's gaskets is roughly 1/100 to 1/2000 as carcinogenic as the friable amphibole asbestos used in the insulating tape just mentioned. Over a thirty-five year period Garlock was sued hundreds of thousands of times and forced to pay about $1.3 billion in judgements, settlements, and defense costs.
[4] [5] The trial, which took place in South Carolina’s 5th Judicial Circuit Court, was led by a team of attorneys from the law firm Dean Omar Branham Shirley, known for its success in asbestos-related cases. [1] On August 15, 2024, the jury award $63.4 million to the plaintiff. This verdict represents one of the largest awards in such cases ...
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) is a nonprofit organization funded by charitable donations [1] that in turn funds mesothelioma research, provides support services to patients, educates the public, and advocates in Washington, DC for governmental funding for mesothelioma research.
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Typically an asbestos plaintiff is exposed to a mixture of products during a thirty-year career in the building trades. It takes between twenty and fifty years from first exposure to the development of asbestos-caused cancer, so work histories, employment, military and social security records are used to help prove the plaintiff's exposure to various asbestos products throughout his or her career.
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DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. automakers Ford Motor and General Motors will donate $1 million each, along with vehicles, to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January inauguration, company ...