Asbestos Legislation

Senate Hands Rare Victory to Trial Lawyers (4/20/2009).

Handing a rare victory to personal injury trial lawyers, the Texas Senate passed legislation Thursday that would make it easier for certain people to recover damages after being exposed to asbestos. More...

Enough is Enough! US Senate Votes to Ban Asbestos (10/4/2007)

Today was a historic day for mesothelioma victims, their families, and loved ones. The U.S. Senate passed the Ban Asbestos in America Act (S.742). On March 1, 2007, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation to prohibit the importation or manufacture of products containing asbestos in the U.S. More...

Ban Asbestos (last updated 7/2/2007)

In June of 2002, Senator Patty Murray announced the Ban Asbestos In America Act, a bill which will finally outlaw asbestos products in the US and, among other things, authorize the creation of a national mesothelioma registry, as well as allocate $3.5 million annually for 4 years among seven (7) medical institutions which are renown for their expertise in treating mesothelioma patients. More...

Bad Science on EPA Advisory Board Will Harm Mesothelioma Victims RGW (4/30/2007)

A letter from Roger G. Worthington to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the nominations of Bruce W. Case, Dennis Paustenbach, and Art Langer to EPA Task Panel More...

AFL-CIO and Asbestos Legislation. (last updated 6/8/2006)

The AFL-CIO has made clear that in addition to fair and timely compensation for asbestos disease victims, there are other key issues that must be addressed in any federal asbestos compensation legislation. More...

No Money for a Cure over Last 60 years, but over $8.245 Million for Lobbyists in Only 6 months (2/7/2006)

The current Lobbying Disclosure Act requires only twice a year reports to be filed by those lobbying the Legislature and Executive branches. The report for the last six months of 2005 will be filed later this month. As a result, there is no current information on the money moving right now on the lobbying effort relating to the Senate consideration of the asbestos trust fund bill. More...

FAIR-Asbestos Liability Scam (11/7/2005)

What do Ford, General Motors, General Electric, Dow Chemical, Pfizer and Viacom have in common, besides being on the Fortune 500 list? A nasty little problem called asbestos. All these companies have used--and continue to use--this toxin, exposing employees and consumers to asbestos long after it was known to be harmful. More...

The "FAIR" Act (last updated 8/27/2005)

Senator Patty Murray is working tirelessly to raise awareness about asbestos and to explore how we can better protect workers and consumers including banning asbestos in America. More...

Asbestos Liability Accord Said to Be Near. (4/24/2003)

Companies, insurers, unions and Democratic and Republican senators are nearing an agreement in principle to end all asbestos lawsuits and instead pay people with asbestos-related diseases from a national privately financed trust, according to people from all sides who have participated in the talks. More...

Contact Your Elected Officials! Get Active! Help Motivate the NCI to Invest in Finding a Cure for Mesothelioma (8/0/2000)

The time is now to contact your elected officials about the need to invest federal tax dollars in finding a cure for mesothelioma. Please copy the contents of the letter pasted below into your preferred word processing application, edit for content and mail/email to your elected officials. More...

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