Asbestos has been a known carcinogen for decades. Not yet banned
in the US, exposure to asbestos is has been causally linked to:
asbestos, lung caner and mesothelioma. The indiscriminate
manufacture and use of asbestos fiber in the US, and worldwide,
has resulted in an epidemic of workers' compensation claims
throughout the US, and the longest running tort claims in the
nations' history. Millions of innocent asbestos victims, and
their families, have suffered unfortunate illness and needless
illness and death. The US Chamber of commerce is actively
supporting in the US Congress, and in state legislatures, laws
to require disclose of private settlements made in asbestos
bankruptcy claims. While the Federal law is pending in Congress,
the state legislation is actively being advanced. See H.R.4369
Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012 Click
on this link to registered your OPPOSITION to the legislation.
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