The Internet enables global marketing for lawsuits arising from asbestos. Thus, a New York law firm (Rudolph F.X. Migliore, P.C.) uses web site listings and the firm’s web site to seek out veterans of the Brazilian navy. The veterans are sought because asbestos was widely used on U.S. Navy ships. Indeed, many would say that exposures onboard ships have produced many of the diseases that have bankrupted various manufacturers. According to the advertising, Brazil’s navy included several former US warships.
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