The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
An Economist article is here on Canada dropping its support for mining raw asbestos fibers. The result makes it a good day for the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat headed up by Laurie Kazan-Allen. The group’s activities can be followed at the ibas website or by following Laurie on Twitter.
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...
The Isle of Jersey will be making lump sum mesothelioma payments as a result of citizen requests through an “e-petition,” as described in...
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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