Asbestos: Litigation and Legislation
July 2005
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Federal Government
Pending Legislation
(S.
852) Title: A bill to create a fair and efficient system to
resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure,
and for other purposes.
S.
852: The Fairness In Asbestos Injury Resolution Act Of 2005
Fairness In Asbestos Injury Resolution Act Of 2005 (H.R. 1360, 109th
Congress)
Congressional Hearings
Senate Judiciary Committee "A Fair and Efficient System to
Resolve Claims of Victims for Bodily Injury Caused by Asbestos,
and for Other Purposes " (April 25, 2005)
Testimony
The
Honorable Judge Edward Becker
Craig
Berrington
The
Honorable John Engler
Ms.
Peg Seminario
Dr.
James Crapo
Eric
D. Green
Hershel
W. Gober
Dr.
Philip Landrigan
Ms.
Carol Morgan
Alan
Reuther
Member Statements
The
Honorable Patrick Leahy
Congressional Research Service Reports
Asbestos Litigation: Prospects for
Legislative Resolution (Updated May 20, 2005) Edward B. Rappaport
Analyst in Industry Economics and Finance Domestic Social Policy
Division
S. 852: The Fairness in Asbestos Injury
Resolution Act of 2005 (April 25, 2005)
Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division
Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution
Act of 2005 (H.R. 1360, 109th Congress)
Henry Cohen and Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorneys (March 22, 2005)
American Law Division
CDC
The National
Asbestos Exposure Review (NAER)
EPA
Asbestos
Nongovernment Organizations
Asbestos Alliance
Asbestos
Bankruptcies
Environmental Working Group
Asbestos
Hotspots (May 2005)
Into Thin Air:
Disenfranchising Those with Lung Cancer (May 2005)
"Asbestos
Litigation Reform" Reconsidered
Factcheck.org
Asbestos Lawsuits:
Which Republican is Misleading? Sen. Specter attacks former
House Republican Leader Armey as "just another paid lobbyist
spreading disinformation" about his asbestos bill. Neither
is telling the real story. (May 18, 2005)
NERA Economic Consulting
Costs
of Asbestos Litigation and Benefits of Reform (Prepared for
National Association of Manufacturers) Dr. Denise Martin, Dr. Faten
Sabry, Paul Hinton, Dr. Ron Miller, and Dr. Stephanie Plancich (April
25, 2005)
OpenSecrets.org
Buying Trust:
Asbestos defendants push for litigation reform By Courtney Mabeus
(May 2005)
HEALTH:
Asbestos
Public Citizen
Federal
Asbestos Legislation: The Winners Are… (May 2005)
RAND Institute for Civil Justice study
Asbestos
Litigation Stephen J. Carroll, Deborah R. Hensler, Jennifer
Gross, Elizabeth M. Sloss, Matthias Schonlau, Allan Abrahamse and
J. Scott Ashwood (May 2005)
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