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How Plaintiffs' Lawyers Have Turned Asbestos Into A Court Perennial

Number 18047
Subject Law
Source Wall Street Journal (New York)
State NY
Year 2001
Publication Date March 5
Summary The Wall Street Journal looks at attorney Mark Lanier, who has helped to expanded litigation in asbestos lawsuits since many of the asbestos companies are now bankrupt. "The U.S. Supreme Court has called asbestos litigation an 'elephantine mass' that defies the normal rules of judicial administration," the Journal reported.
Category General
Pages 3
Keywords asbestos;Mark Lanier;Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.;mesothelioma;litigation
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