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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. 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.

  4. Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992

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    The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–559), also known as PASPA or the Bradley Act, was a law, judicially-overturned in 2018, that was meant to define the legal status of sports betting throughout the United States. This act effectively outlawed sports betting nationwide, excluding a few states.

  5. EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades ...

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    The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled regulations governing tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture. The new rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United States.

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

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial ...

  7. 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.

  8. Yahoo Sports AM: Betting boom - AOL

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    The rise of legal sports betting:The NFL's 180 reflects America's changing attitudes around sports betting, which has spread far beyond Vegas ever since the Supreme Court's landmark PASPA ruling ...

  9. Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association - Wikipedia

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    The pro-betting side characterized the federal government's position as commandeering, declaring federal laws that the states would have the responsibility to enforce. [1] [2] The anti-betting side relied on the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution to keep PASPA in force. It has been suggested that the outcome of this case is ...