Asbestos Claims Controls Spark Dispute
Philadelphia

The unrelenting filing of asbestos cases, and the resultingfinancial toll on businesses and insurers is sparking disagreementover ways to gain some control over the situation.

Several factors contributing to the asbestos claims crisis werecited during a recent briefing sponsored here by the Lawrenceville,N.J.-based Peterson Consulting and Peterson Asbestos ClaimsEnterprise. Attorney Thomas A. Allen stressed that beyond whoppingjury verdicts and settlement amounts paid to plaintiffs who havenot proved an asbestos-related illness, there are:

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