The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
From the Manville bankruptcy circa 2002, some interesting briefs from lawyers representing persons with cancer. In general terms, the briefs supported efforts to reign in mass screenings and to make changes to the Manville Trust. See here.
Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a...
Some "toxins" are long-lived, and so decisions made decades ago continue to ripple through current events. A "now in the news" example is...
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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