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    Kirk Hartley
    • May 2, 2011
    • 1 min

    “Asbestos Disaster” – The Title for a Massive New Book on Asbestos Use in Japan

    Japan – not the place one thinks of as hotbed for asbestos use and litigation. But, in fact, asbestos was heavily used as Japan rebuilt...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jan 2, 2011
    • 1 min

    Global Growth Ahead for Asbestos Litigation – Asbestos Mine Worker Protests In India

    The global spread of litigation is increasing, and so are the indicators of even more litigation ahead. Examples keep popping up in...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Dec 2, 2010
    • 1 min

    Asbestos Claiming in Japan – Honda Takes An Adverse Asbestos Judgment in Tokyo

    Asbestos litigation in Japan continues to grow. On December 1, 2010, Honda lost in a mesothelioma claim, and was ordered to pay 54...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 12, 2010
    • 1 min

    Asbestos Ban Sought in Phillipines, Along with Some Kind of “Early Detection” Program

    The article is here. Note also that the article says the legislation would provide money for an early detection program for cancers. One...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Feb 2, 2010
    • 2 min

    Citizens in India Protest Abestos Fiber Sales from Canada

    Here’s another example of global activism regarding asbestos.  Here is the article online; the full text is pasted below. February 1,...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jan 4, 2010
    • 1 min

    Global Asbestos Claiming – Report on Asbestos Litigation in Nine Nations – Munich Re&#82

    Here is the online image of Munich Re’s recent, comprehensive report on asbestos litigation, Asbestos: Anatomy of a Mass Tort. The 112...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Nov 5, 2009
    • 1 min

    Korea to Open Law Firms to Outside Investment and Ownership, and Allow MDP Entities

    Here is an interesting AmLaw post on the Korean government seeking to deregulate legal services and end restrictions on nonlawyers...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Apr 5, 2009
    • 1 min

    Asbestos & the Media – Korea

    One factor behind asbestos litigation is the amount of media attention focused on asbestos. Accordingly, it’s telling to see the...
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    Kirk Hartley
    • Jul 18, 2008
    • 1 min

    Asian Nations Experimenting with Jury Trials in Criminal Cases

    Perspective matters. In the US, we hear a fairly steady stream of criticism of civil and criminal juries. It’s interesting, then, that in...
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    Since becoming a lawyer in 1983, Kirk’s 35+ years of practice have focused on advising a wide range of corporations, associations, and individuals (as both plaintiffs and defendants) on both tort and commercial law issues centered around “mass torts.”

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