This week marks the eight annual National Asbestos Awareness Week. And for that we are grateful. Just last month Montana’s senior U.S. Senator, Max Baucus, announced the United States Senate passage of the resolution designating the first week of April 2012 as “Asbestos Awareness Week.” This is the sixth year in a row Baucus has [...]
Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would further tip the scale of justice in favor of irresponsible asbestos companies, a move we consider unconscionable. Simply put, Ohio’s House Bill 380 would force individuals involved in civil litigation against solvent asbestos companies to disclose to the courts whether they have submitted bankruptcy trust claims against other asbestos companies. On the surface this disclosure [...]
Last week a good thing happened: April 1 through 7 was designated as “National Asbestos Awareness Week.” But what happens after that? If this year is anything like most, asbestos will fall into oblivion once again — forgotten by our lawmakers for another year. But asbestos is an issue that needs our attention every day, [...]
Of all the medical causes that Dr. Stephen Levin could have chosen, he picked the American worker. For that we’re grateful. In the wake of the 2001 World Trade Center collapse, Dr. Levin helped first responders gain much-needed access to better healthcare. He called on lawmakers to require bridge builders to wear respirators and protect [...]