Bill To Ban Asbestos Passes Senate

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Bill To Ban Asbestos Passes Senate

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

The Senate voted absolutely in favor of a bill that would ban asbestos already and for all. If anesthetized by the House and accustomed by the president, asbestos would no best be imported, manufactured, candy or broadcast in the U.S.

Long Battle

Senator Patty Murray has been angry to get the bill anesthetized for years but had ahead run up adjoin action by the White House, which was abaft a Republican accomplishment to canyon a bill that would anticipate asbestos victims from suing companies.

However, Murray calm with the advice of Senator Johnny Isakson has assertive the Republicans of the charge for the ban, and she is not assured any objections from the president.

“I accept not heard a chat from the admiral about vetoing the bill. We formed for months acclamation every accessible argument and I anticipate the White House would accept a actual harder time vetoing this,” she said.

Saving Lives

Murray is optimistic that the ban will save “lots” of lives. Asbestos can currently be begin in added than 3,000 customer products, but afterwards two years that will no best be the case. It will no best be accustomed in draft dryers, beam tiles, brakes or added alien materials.

The legislation would aswell actualize a $50 actor arrangement of analysis centers committed to convalescent diagnosis, treatment, and blockage of asbestos accompanying diseases such as mesothelioma . In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency would plan to accession accessible acquaintance about the dangers of asbestos.

(Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer online)

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Bill To Ban Asbestos Passes Senate

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House Judiciary Committee Passes Asbestos Trust Transparency Bill

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May 23, 2013

Washington, D.C. - A bill that would require more transparency on the part of asbestos trusts was passed by the House Judiciary Committee this week, paving the way for legislation that would require asbestos personal injury settlement trusts authorized by federal bankruptcy courts to disclose information on their claims each quarter and to respond to information requests from parties to asbestos litigation.

An article in Legal Newsline reports that the bill would also require the trusts to file public reports providing information with each claim received by them and would require the trusts to provide information about said claims to parties in an asbestos suit, upon request. It is the latter that alarms some members of the House of Representatives.

Several House Democrats proposed amendments to the bill, seeking to limit what information about the asbestos claimants would be made available to the public. They believe the new legislation will further harm those whose lived have been touched by asbestos, including those seeking compensation to assist with medical expenses for mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos exposure.

“What this bill does is allow asbestos victims to be re-victimized by exposing their health information to the public,” Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan) said during hearings earlier this week.

Others, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), think the legislation is a wise move.

“The asbestos compensation system should not allow fraud and abuse to drain the funds available to deserving claimants,” said ILR Executive Vice President Harold Kim. “Exploitation of the system also saddles solvent companies, their shareholders, and employees with paying unjust claims. Asbestos bankruptcy trusts have operated without adequate oversight for too long.”

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