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23, 2006 Sunday, January 22 2006 Current Weather: 32˚ Search Articles: HOME ARCHIVES NEWS Local News Montana/Regional Breaking News Nation/World Opinion Letters to the Editor Native News Obituaries Public Record Special Reports APME Surveys Weather Archives SPORTS CLASSIFIEDS FEATURES ENTERTAINER SPECIAL SECTIONS SUBSCRIBER SERVICES COMICS & GAMES PRIVACY POLICY Opinion Asbestos bill must be fair to Libby - Monday, Jan.

23, 2006 SUMMARY: Lack of clarity casts doubt on the equity of litigation-resolving legislation.Legislation aimed at resolving a rising tide of litigation over health problems caused by asbestos ought to live up to its name - “Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act.” It ought to be fair.As the U.S.

Senate prepares to take up that bill, Montana's two senators voice disagreement about how fairly it will treat the people of Libby, the northwestern Montana community where many residents have been sickened or killed by asbestos unearthed for decades at a nearby mine, and many others have been exposed to asbestos fibers, creating the likelihood that many of them will sicken and die over time.

There can be no “fairness” in the asbestos compensation act if it doesn't include adequate provision for the people of Libby who have or will suffer medical consequences from exposure to asbestos.Asbest...

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Asbestos Legislation Denies LA Funds, Particles Could Be Cause of "Katrina Cough" By Christopher Tidmore, Political Columnist January 23, 2006 In the last few decades, nearly 123,158 tons of asbestos has been shipped into Orleans Parish, some only blocks from where school children play.

Twenty-six tons arrived in the 200 block of Camp Street just days prior to Hurricane Katrina, an area surrounded by neighborhoods and restaurants frequented by many.

Post-storm rehabilitations of homes, the related large scale demolitions, or even ubiquitous roofing jobs currently underway on Orleans Parish houses are and will expose thousands of people to asbestos in ways unprecedented in urban American history.

Despite these dangers, a new bill now before Congress would prevent someone who gets cancer due to asbestos exposure post-Katrina from getting relief from the Asbestos Trust Fund.

The proposed Senate Bill 852 would create the federal Asbestos Trust Fund.

Its purpose ostensibly is to compensate asbestos victims by creating a trust fund financed by the corporations who were enriched by the production and sale of asbestos.

Post -Katrina however, provisions have been added to the legislation that would specifically exclude any victims of asbestos-related diseases caused by exposure due to Katrina damage in Louisiana.

Asbestos exposure is a real problem in post-Katrina Louisiana, according to Cheron Brylski, Director of the Louisi...

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Paul Pioneer Press Appeals court asbestos ruling hurts St.

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21, 2006 Appeals court asbestos ruling hurts St.

Paul insurer BY SHERYL JEAN Pioneer Press St.

Paul Travelers Cos.' asbestos issues continue to haunt the company.

The insurer on Friday said the U.S.

Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania voided an arbitration decision regarding limits on asbestos claims involving ACandS Inc., a bankrupt national installer of asbestos insulation, in a dispute the company thought it had put to rest last year.

Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito, who has been nominated to...