Asbestos Facts
With lawsuits spiraling from asbestos exposure, businesses and some victims'
attorneys are seeking a new law to steer compensation first to those most seriously ill.
Dividing Up the Money Health Threat Ungers
Estimated allocation of compensation ■ An estimated 27 million people nation-
paid out so far to asbestos victims: wide were exposed from 1'940 to 1979.
To those - To individuals ■ Injuries include deadly cancer, and can
with other k . with non- take up to 40 years to develop.
forms of K malignant
cancer i diseases ■ More than 500,000 claimants have
I__I filed suit, in most cases against
multiple companies.
To those with
mesothelioma, ■ An average claim now cites more than
a deadly cancer 60 firms.
Source: Rand Institute for Civil Justice
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NYC-WTC_000143029Source: NYC Law Department, mirrored locally
Document outlining key personnel and roles within the Department of Environmental Protection during the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks.