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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93623)12/17/2001 6:10:46 PM
From: ild  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
Firms Hit Hard as Asbestos Claims Rise
Courts: Recent jury awards underscore commercial disaster's continuing toll.
latimes.com
<<<The number of people expected to file injury claims could eventually reach 2.5 million, from the current 575,000. And the economic toll of asbestos could run as high as $200 billion, higher than estimates for all Superfund sites combined, Hurricane Andrew or the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.>>>