Silica Risk Could Be Declining: Guy Carpenter
NU Online News Service, Feb. 22, 10:04 a.m. EST?Court rulings concerning silica injury claims may keep such lawsuits from matching the explosive growth of asbestos litigation, according to a report released by reinsurance intermediary, Guy Carpenter & Company Inc.[@@]
Silica is essentially a compound of the elements silicon and oxygen, which occurs naturally in crystalline and non-crystalline forms. The crystalline form has given rise to lawsuits brought by workers who worked with silica sand. They allege that small particles they inhaled during abrasive sandblasting and other operations have caused a variety of lung ailments, including silicosis.
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