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Ohio medical criteria statute is unconstitutional


MMWR: National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System
The National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS) has recently been added to the CDC’s web site. NORMS is a data storage and data retrieval system containing national mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics for respiratory diseases including asthma and pneumoconiosis. The user can generate statistics for U.S. residents by age, race, and gender at the national, state or county level. Occupational mortality data is available by industry at the national and state levels. NORMS data are available at;

http://webappa.cdc.gov/ords/norms.html



Witness Statements 1/11/05 hearing


New law on asbestos in Ohio; House Bill 292


What's New in Fiber Analysis of Human Tissue Samples?


What's new in Lung Cancer?


What's New in Mesothelioma?


What's New in Mesothelioma? (Bibliography)


Asbestos Bibliography (Revised)


NIOSH/OSHA Asbestos Work Group Recommendation


Mesothelioma: Questions and Answers


Senate Amendments to House Bill No. 13.


Summary of Major Provisions of Mississippi House Bill 13 - Civil Justice Reform .


Coalition For Litigation Justice In Support of Unimpaired Docket In Texas.


Revised Asbestos Bill S.2290.
Summary prepared by Sen Hatch's staff.


S.1125 Funding Proposal--Role of Federal Government.


Medicaid, ERISA, and Other Medical Liens Against Personal Injury Recoveries; Plus Congress’ 2003 Christmas Gift to Medicare


Problems with the FAIR Act as currently written


Report of the ABA/TIPS Task Force on Asbestos


The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003


Report for S.1125 (Note: it is a 277 page report)


AFL-CIO Position Paper on Asbestos


American Bar Association Position on Asbestos & other information


Statement by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney on Asbestos Defendants'
and Insurers' Funding "Agreement" October 17, 2003 Word Doc | PDF


Asbestos Defendant and Insurer Funding “Agreement” Will Not Provide Fair
or Certain Compensation to Asbestos Victims Word Doc | PDF


Agreement Reached on Asbestos Bill (From the New York Times)


American Bar Association Position on Asbestos & other information


Insurers Back Funding Revision In Asbestos Plan