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Subject: I wondered "why asbestos?" Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 12:42:28 02/05/05 Sat When I was watching the State of the Union address I wondered why President Bush singled out asbestos claims when he mentioned tort reform and said... "Justice is distorted, and our economy is held back, by irresponsible class actions and frivolous asbestos claims - and I urge Congress to pass legal reforms this year." Then I saw the AP report the next day... SEATTLE - More than 100 Northwest families have won a $30 million settlement in an asbestos lawsuit involving a subsidiary of Houston-based Halliburton Co. The deal was part of a $4.3 billion global settlement encompassing Halliburton's past, present and future asbestos liabilities, Matthew Bergman, a lawyer who represented the families, said Thursday. [...] Dresser Industries, a subsidiary of Halliburton acquired when Vice President Dick Cheney was chairman of the company, distributed asbestos products to shipyards, power plants and industrial facilities. Plaintiffs alleged Dresser officials knew their products were harmful to workers in the 1930s but continued to distribute them through the mid-1970s. ### Good job taking care of your circle, Mr. President. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: I wondered "why asbestos?" Richard Anderson 15:34:33 02/05/05 Sat Re: I wondered "why asbestos?" -- No name, 17:03:24 02/05/05 Sat Re: I wondered "why asbestos?" -- Richard Anderson, 17:08:23 02/05/05 Sat Re: I wondered "why asbestos?" -- No name, 19:08:48 02/05/05 Sat