Two courts rule for plaintiffs on second-hand asbestos claims
Despite the prediction a number of years ago that asbestos claims were going to stabilize and begin to taper off, the number of claims actually has been rising in recent years, a recent study revealed.
According to the study, titled “Asbestos Liability,” by the Rand Institute for Civil Justice, “more than 700,000 [of those exposed to asbestos] have brought claims, and just as many, and possibly even more, claimants may come forward with claims in the future.”
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