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The second age of asbestos.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-MAY-03
Format: Online - approximately 801 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
It may be the longest-running mass tort in U.S. history, but asbestos litigation is still hot. With new cases regularly making their way into court and dozens of asbestos defendants having declared bankruptcy so far, plaintiff lawyers with legitimate claims have had to develop new strategies to recover compensation for their clients.

One attorney in California recently won a substantial verdict by basing his client's claim on premises, rather than products, liability; a Mississippi lawyer has uncovered new defendants among manufacturers of asbestos-laden plastics; and the U.S. Supreme Court recently found for a small group of plaintiffs who fear that their asbestosis--scarring or thickening of the lungs caused by exposure to asbestos--may lead to cancer.

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