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  2. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos-related cases increased on the U.S. Supreme Court docket after 1980 and the court has dealt with several asbestos-related cases since 1986. Two large class action settlements, designed to limit liability, came before the court in 1997 and 1999. Both settlements were ultimately rejected by the court because they would exclude future ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Newport News asbestos litigation - Wikipedia

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    He later developed mesothelioma and died in 2009. Gibbs sued Newport News in 2008. His wife continued that suit and sued for wrongful death. [3] The state circuit court dismissed her case. The court ruled that worker's compensation was her exclusive remedy. The Virginia state supreme court overturned the circuit court's decision in 2012.

  5. Kelly-Moore out of business after 'cash drain' of asbestos ...

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    Once one of the biggest U.S. paint companies, Kelly-Moore said "ever-continuing case filings" have cost it $600 million in settlements.

  6. J&J gets $260 million talc verdict overturned in Oregon, new ...

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    (Reuters) -A state judge in Oregon has overturned a jury's $260 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she got mesothelioma, a deadly cancer linked to ...

  7. Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd - Wikipedia

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    The cost of this ruling was enormous. It is estimated that this single judgment was worth £6.8bn. Approximately 13 Britons die every day from asbestos related diseases, and the rate of deaths are increasing. [citation needed] In this context, another asbestos related case came before the House of Lords in Barker v Corus [2006] UKHL 20. This ...

  8. Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million ...

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    A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims ...

  9. In re Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC - Wikipedia

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    In re Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC is a court case heard in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina which involves the entry into bankruptcy proceedings by Garlock Sealing Technologies, once a manufacturer of coated asbestos gaskets, as a result of potential liability from current and future settlements. [1]

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