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2. Mesothelioma - Wikipedia

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   Some people who were exposed to asbestos have collected damages for an asbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma. Compensation via asbestos funds or class action lawsuits is an important issue in law practices regarding mesothelioma. [citation needed] The first lawsuits against asbestos manufacturers were in 1929.

3. 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 ...

4. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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   Areas covered by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program. The United States Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is a federal statute implemented in 1990, set to expire in July 2024, providing for the monetary compensation of people, including atomic veterans, who contracted cancer and a number of other specified diseases as a direct result of their exposure to atmospheric nuclear ...

5. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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   Currently in the United States, several thousand products manufactured and/or imported today still contain asbestos. [citation needed] In many parts of the industrialized world, particularly the European Union, asbestos was phased out of building products beginning in the 1970s with most of the remainder phased out by the 1980s. Even with an ...

6. Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay Oregon woman with ... - AOL

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   A jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $260 million to an Oregon woman who said she developed a deadly cancer from using the company’s products that contained talc powder.

7. Asbestosis - Wikipedia

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   Since then, many lawsuits have been filed against asbestos manufacturers and employers, for neglecting to implement safety measures after the link between asbestos, asbestosis and mesothelioma became known (some reports seem to place this as early as 1898 in modern times). The liability resulting from the sheer number of lawsuits and people ...