The greatest risk factor for Mesothelioma cancer (MC), a rare malignant cancer affecting the lining of the chest or abdomen, is believed to be exposure to asbestos fibers.
Canada (Press Release) September 21, 2007 --
The greatest risk factor for Mesothelioma cancer (MC), a rare malignant cancer affecting the lining of the chest or abdomen, is believed to be exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestos has been widely used in construction materials since the late 1800s and has been linked to thousands of deaths resulting from MC.
In 2005, The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR Act), sponsored by Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) sought to establish a $140 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure going back to the 1960s, while also shielding asbestos manufacturers from future individual and class-action lawsuits. Specter’s plan was that it would be funded by annual payments from companies, insurers, bankruptcy trusts, as well as the U.S. government itself. While the bill died at the committee level and never became law, it yet may be re-introduced in future sessions of Congress.
Some 700,000 people in the U.S. have filed claims for asbestos-related illnesses, bankrupting almost 80 companies through litigation costing more than $70 billion in the U.S. alone. U.S. companies reduced the use of asbestos dramatically in the 1970s yet new Mesothelioma cancer claims are filed every year by retired factory workers, railroad employees and ship builders.
According to a report by the American Thoracic Society, there are an estimated 1.3 million workers in the construction industry alone that are exposed to asbestos daily. Should the FAIR Act become law, all current and future claims of asbestos-related injuries will be affected, especially for workers exposed after 1976 who will be required to prove a much higher level of exposure to be eligible for compensation from the trust.
Under the proposed FAIR Act, those who have already contracted the malignant form of mesothelioma cancer would receive a fraction of what they might have been awarded in a personal injury lawsuit, and more than 75% of the workers who fell ill to asbestos-related illness would not receive any compensation at all.
At http://www.mesothelioma-adviser.com, you will find in-depth articles and information on asbestos-related health concerns. This website will keep you up to date with articles regarding the current status of medical studies on mesothelioma cancer and related diseases, as well as asbestos-related topics including awareness, testing, abatement (removal), as well as information on asbestos products such as insulation, siding and shingles.
In 2005, The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR Act), sponsored by Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) sought to establish a $140 billion trust fund to compensate victims of asbestos exposure going back to the 1960s, while also shielding asbestos manufacturers from future individual and class-action lawsuits. Specter’s plan was that it would be funded by annual payments from companies, insurers, bankruptcy trusts, as well as the U.S. government itself. While the bill died at the committee level and never became law, it yet may be re-introduced in future sessions of Congress.
Some 700,000 people in the U.S. have filed claims for asbestos-related illnesses, bankrupting almost 80 companies through litigation costing more than $70 billion in the U.S. alone. U.S. companies reduced the use of asbestos dramatically in the 1970s yet new Mesothelioma cancer claims are filed every year by retired factory workers, railroad employees and ship builders.
According to a report by the American Thoracic Society, there are an estimated 1.3 million workers in the construction industry alone that are exposed to asbestos daily. Should the FAIR Act become law, all current and future claims of asbestos-related injuries will be affected, especially for workers exposed after 1976 who will be required to prove a much higher level of exposure to be eligible for compensation from the trust.
Under the proposed FAIR Act, those who have already contracted the malignant form of mesothelioma cancer would receive a fraction of what they might have been awarded in a personal injury lawsuit, and more than 75% of the workers who fell ill to asbestos-related illness would not receive any compensation at all.
At http://www.mesothelioma-adviser.com, you will find in-depth articles and information on asbestos-related health concerns. This website will keep you up to date with articles regarding the current status of medical studies on mesothelioma cancer and related diseases, as well as asbestos-related topics including awareness, testing, abatement (removal), as well as information on asbestos products such as insulation, siding and shingles.
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