Dangerous ALEC and CoC-Backed Asbestos Bill Allows “Victims to Be Re-Victimized”

[Omaha Steve]

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A British asbestos safety ad.

A Republican-backed bill is being pushed through the House Judiciary Committee to make it harder for victims of asbestos to seek fair compensation. The mission of the bill is ostensibly to end abuse and fraud in asbestos based lawsuits.

It has been supported along the way by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Not unlike last year’s series of ALEC-supported Voter ID laws (which are springing back in action thanks to the Supreme Court’s total botch of a decision this week), this law seeks to solve a problem that does not really exist. In fact, in many ways this bill’s main focus is to let companies who knowingly expose workers to the dangers of asbestos off the hook for large sums of damages. It creates a problem.

The New York Times recently ran a poignant editorial about this: “One-sided bill on Asbestos Injuries”:

The Republican bill, known as the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT) of 2013, would allow asbestos companies to demand information from the trusts for virtually any reason, forcing the trusts to devote limited resources to responding to fishing expeditions that will slow the process of paying claims.

FULL story at link.

About the Author: Chaz Bolte
Chaz Bolte is a native of Pittsburgh, PA where he attended Slippery Rock University. He currently contributes to WePartyPatriots, Addicting Info, Secret Party Room, and Football Nation. You can follow him on Twitter @ChazBolte