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Asbestos & the Media – Korea

  • Writer: Kirk Hartley
    Kirk Hartley
  • Apr 5, 2009
  • 1 min read

One factor behind asbestos litigation is the amount of media attention focused on asbestos. Accordingly, it’s telling to see the increasing media attention around the globe. A current example arises as the Korean media focuses attention on products with talc that may or may not contain asbestos fibers. A Korea Times article of April 5 reports on 11 baby powers said to be “contaminated,” and describes calls for investigations into whether balloons or gum used talc that contained asbestos fibers.

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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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