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Kirk Hartley

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...

Kirk Hartley

Update – Japanese Asbestos Litigation Ramps Up – Suit by 178 Plaintiffs Names 46 Compani

In a prior article of May 18, we noted an asbestos lawsuit in Japan. Since then, the lawsuit has not received much press, nor has there...

Kirk Hartley

Japanese Company Voluntarily Pays Asbestos Claimant

I’m often told that asbestos litigation is essentially just a U.S. issue because our culture is said to be so litigious. However, even...

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