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Administrative/Regulatory

Feb. 4, 2015

Business lobby preps bill to push back against asbestos litigation

A California business lobby is working on legislation to stop what it alleges is a plague of lawsuits by asbestos litigators against multiple companies using contradictory stories.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Following recently passed laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, a California business lobby is working on legislation to stop asbestos litigators from blaming multiple companies for the same injuries.


The Civil Justice Association of California is working to craft a bill that would make it easier for companies that manufactured products containing asbestos or their trusts to find out about contradictory claims th...

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