AsbestosAsbestos Legislation
The Games "FAIR" Asbestos Corporations and Politicians are Playing
What the "FAIR Act" really demonstrates is the desire by politicians at the behest of lobbyists and corporations to continue to help the well-connected and very wealthy at the expense of those with less of a voice in the Washington, D.C.
A Comment on Asbestos Legislation
The Proposed Legislation, Senate Bill S. 852, in Washington, D.C., is under-funded, unfair, unworkable and unconstitutional.
Negotiations To Create National Asbestos Legislation Fail
Efforts to create federal trust fund legislation that would compensate current and future asbestos claimants came to an end May 6 when the parties involved could not resolve differences over how large the proposed trust fund should be, sources told Mealey Publications.
Asbestos Bill Stalls in Senate
The Senate yesterday rejected a Republican-led bid to force a vote on a bill that would create a national trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos-related illnesses, leaving the issue in limbo.
Asbestos Bill will Fail, says Author Hatch
The chief sponsor of a compromise bill that would compensate victims of asbestos poisoning has conceded that it is not likely to attract enough bipartisan support to win Senate approval this year.
Asbestos Bill would save Firms Billions
As Congress returns to work, the White House is cranking up pressure for legislation that would save major corporations billions of dollars by barring thousands afflicted with asbestos disease from suing for damages.
Asbestos Companies and Insurers Agree to $114 Billion Fund
Asbestos companies and insurers have agreed to a proposed $114 billion asbestos fund, which would eliminate all asbestos litigation and instead compensate asbestos cancer victims from a set schedule based on their disease.
Asbestos Legislation Timeline
A brief summary and history of proposed asbestos legislation from 1970 through today.
