ASBESTOS TORTS IS HERE
2005-11-04

Life may never be the same for lawyers who litigate silica and asbestos cases. With the passing of the World War II shipyard generation, which made up the bulk of past asbestos cases, and more than 80 asbestos defendants in bankruptcy or out of business, plaintiffs are representing new defendants in specialized industries responsible for different kinds of asbestos illness. Many in the asbestos bar see a return to the asbestos litigation style of the 1980s in the move away from the large inventories of plaintiffs of the past decade to litigation in which each claim is considered individually on its merits. And both plaintiffs and defense lawyers agree that all bets are off if Congress passes its long-considered Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act.

The National Law Journal, 10/31/2005