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Asbestos developments add controversy over bill
Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:38 PM ET
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By Susan CornwellWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progress in curbing asbestos suits at the state level and fewer claims at one of the biggest existing trusts has some questioning the need for a $140 billion national compensation fund.While U.S.
lawmakers have haggled for years over creating an asbestos fund, laws were passed in Texas, Ohio, Florida and Georgia that impose medical criteria on asbestos lawsuits and make it h...
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