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Accounts and counter-accounts : accounting and accountability for asbestos-related liabilities

Ukwatte Jalathge, Sarath Lal; Tran Hang; Ukwatte, Lalitha; … - 2024

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The weed, asbestos pipe and disposable tree : unmuting multispecies Flemish and Norwegian circular site stories for diverse circular economies

Wuyts, Wendy - 2024

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Asbestos and the future of mass torts

White, Michelle J. - 2004

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Asbestos and the future of mass torts

White, Michelle J. - 2004

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Asbestos and the Future of Mass Torts

White, Michelle J. - 2021

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Asbestos and the Future of Mass Torts

White, Michelle J. - 2004

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Explaining the flood of asbestos litigation : consolidation, bifurcation, and bouquet trials

White, Michelle J. - 2002

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Explaining the Flood of Asbestos Litigation : Consolidation, Bifurcation, and Bouquet Trials

White, Michelle J. - 2021

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Explaining the Flood of Asbestos Litigation : Consolidation, Bifurcation, and Bouquet Trials

White, Michelle J. - 2002

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Civil RICO : An Effective Deterrent to Fraudulent Asbestos Litigation?

Brickman, Lester - 2019

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Study on Use of Environmentally Friendly Alternative Fiber Materials for Asbestos Roofing Sheets in Sri Lanka

Peiris,, D. A. C. D. P. - 2019

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Asbestos, leaded petrol, and other aberrations : comparing countries' regulatory responses to disapproved products and technologies

Coad, Alexander; Biggi, Gianluca; Giuliani, Elisa - 2021

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Asbestos, leaded petrol, and other aberrations : comparing countries' regulatory responses to disapproved products and technologies

Coad, Alexander; Biggi, Gianluca; Giuliani, Elisa - 2019

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Asbestos and Additive Manufacturing : Addressing Early Concerns Surrounding Manufacturing 3D-Printing Technology Using Asbestos Litigation as a Model

Snider, Michael - 2019

This paper tackles basic issues that will face latent-disease cases involving emissions from 3D-printing technology by comparing those issues to those faced throughout the jurisprudence surrounding asbestos-related, latent-disease cases

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GAK : Gummi, Fasern, Kunststoffe

Ratingen : Gupta - 47.1994 -75. Jahrgang, 12 (Dezember 2022) ; damit …

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Asbestos Wars : In Three Parts

Partlett, David F. - 2018

Asbestos liability has challenged the tort system since it became clear that exposure to asbestos caused serious, often fatal diseases. Professor Fraley in her Comment has, among other trenchant observations, nicely shown how information on the causal link was established

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International Decisions : European Communities — Measures Affecting Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products

Wirth, David A. - 2018

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Engineering Standards as Collaborative Projects : Asbestos in the Table of Clearances

Maines, Rachel - 2016

The Table of Clearances to Combustible Construction, an American national engineering standard for the insulation of boilers and other heating devices, was established in 1943 as a collaborative project of the insurance industry, fire protection organizations,and the federal government. This...

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The efficiency of systemic solutions for the removal of asbestos in Poland : current status and prospects

Bernaciak, Anna; Bernaciak, Arnold - 2016

The article summarizes the diagnosis of the impact of socio-economic factors on the rate of removal of asbestos in Poland. It presents the basic statistics on the rate of accumulation and removal of asbestos from the territory of the country and an attempt to identify the causes of common...

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Management strategies for health : J.W. Roberts and the Armley Asbestos Tragedy, 1920-1958

Tweedale, Geoffrey - 2020

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Eliminating occupational cancer in Europe and globally

Takala, Jukka - 2015

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Eliminating Occupational Cancer in Europe and Globally

Takala, Jukka - 2015

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Clearing the Air : Ordinary Negligence in Take-Home Asbestos Exposure Litigation

Levine, Rebecca Leah - 2014

Since 2005, take-home asbestos exposure claims have constituted a new wave of asbestos litigation. In contrast to employees exposed to asbestos at a worksite, take-home exposure occurred among those affected by employees who inadvertently carried asbestos home on their clothing or their tools....

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The disciplinary effects of non-debt liabilities : evidence from asbestos litigation

Taillard, Jérôme P. - 2013

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The Disciplinary Effects of Non-Debt Liabilities : Evidence from Asbestos Litigation

Taillard, Jérôme - 2014

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Bankruptcy Trusts, Transparency and the Future of Asbestos Compensation

Brown, S. Todd - 2014

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In Focus : Supreme Court Review: Supreme Court Analysis: Court Nixes Latest Settlement Class; Court Strikes Down Asbestos Settlement

Mullenix, Linda S. - 2013

Commentary and analysis of the Supreme Court decision in Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp., and reversing two decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In Ortiz, a 7-2 decision, the Court reversed the Fifth Circuit's affirmation of a Rule 23(b)(1)(B) mandatory global settlement of asbestos...

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Workers’ Compensation for Asbestos Related Disease in Five Canadian Provinces

Lippel, Katherine - 2013

Executive Summary: This study addresses the legal and policy frameworks for compensation of occupational diseases attributable to asbestos exposure in five Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Ontario and Québec. It aims to describe and compare criteria applied by...

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Section 524(g) Without Compromise : Voting Rights and the Asbestos Bankruptcy Paradox

Brown, S. Todd - 2013

Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code was adopted to protect unknown future asbestos personal injury victims' rights and prospects for financial recovery. To serve these goals and satisfy the demands of due process, Section 524(g) provides two basic forms of virtual representation for future...

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An insight into ship recycling : facts and figures

Taylan, Metin - 2013

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An insight into ship recycling : facts and figures

Taylan, Metin - 2013

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The external cost of asbestos in the housing market

Affuso, Ermanno; Cummings, J. Reid; Le, Huubinh - 2018

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Aggregate litigation and regulatory innovation : another view of judicial efficiency

Ramello, Giovanni B. - 2012

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Aggregate Litigation and Regulatory Innovation : Another View of Judicial Efficiency

Ramello, Giovanni B. - 2011

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Asbestos Litigation and Bankruptcy : A Case Study for Ad Hoc Public Policy Limitations on Joint and Several Liability

Cupp, Richard L. - 2010

Over a decade ago, the Federal Judicial Conference warned of an asbestos litigation “disaster of major proportions.” The Supreme Court of the United States has described the litigation as a “crisis.” According the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, by the end of 2000, more than 600,000...

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Exporting Ignorance : Canada's Opposition to the Regulation of the International Chrysotile Asbestos Trade Under the Rotterdam Convention

Bitonti, Christopher P.H. - 2010

Canada has long been viewed as a leader in matters of public health, human rights, and general public welfare. Recently however, the country has come under attack for its seemingly unreasonable and hypocritical trade policy concerning chrysotile asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos, a known carcinogen,...

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The ABCs of Product Safety Re-Regulation in Japan : Asbestos, Buildings, Consumer Electrical Goods, and Schindler's Lifts

Nottage, Luke R. - 2010

Australia is considering a full-scale Free Trade Agreement with Japan. This gives added importance to the trajectory of Japanese product safety regulations, and consumer law more generally. Generally, Japan has been dismantling ex ante regulation while strengthening private liability regimes,...

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Grenzwerte - Stütze oder Hemmnis der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung

Hartard, Susanne - 2016

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International agency over local land : mine expansion and industrial priorities in the Town of Asbestos, Canada

Van Horssen, Jessica - 2016

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Strategic manoeuvres and impression management : communication approaches in the case of a crisis event

O'Connell, Brendan; De Lange, Paul; Stoner, Greg; … - 2016

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'Show me the evidence' : mobilisation, citizenship and risk in Indian asbestos issues

Waldman, Linda - 2009

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Asbestos Injuries Compensation Funds in France and Belgium

Azagra-Malo, Albert - 2009

The Fonds d'Indemnisation des Victimes de l'Amiante (FIVA), a French asbestos injuries compensation fund, went into operation in July 2002. Last April, the Asbestfonds-Fonds d'Amiante (AFA), a Belgian fund followed suit. This paper describes and compares both funds and evaluates a hypothetical...

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Silencing the noise : asbestos liabilities, accounting and strategic bankruptcy

Moerman, Lee C.; Van der Laan, Sandra - 2015

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Status of occupational health of workers in hazardous industries : an inquiry into asbestos and ship breaking industry

Krishna, Gopal - 2015

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Toxic products and hazardous waste : the global asbestos issue

Moerman, Lee; Van der Laan, Sandra - 2015

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Toxic Products and Hazardous Waste: The Global Asbestos Issue

Moerman, Lee; van der Laan, Sandra - 2015

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Thriving in the midst of financial distress? : an analysis of firms exposed to asbestos litigation

2008 - This draft: July, 2008

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'Through no fault of your own' : asbestos diseases in South Africa and the UK

Waldman, Linda - 2008

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"I've got the dust as well" : asbestos disease, litigation and laggers

Waldman, Linda - 2007

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Mesothelioma : Risk Apportionment Among Asbestos Exposure Sources

Price, Bertram; Ware, Adam - 2007

The mesothelioma epidemic in the United States, which peaked during the 2000-2004 period, can be traced to high-level asbestos exposures experienced by males in occupational settings prior to the full recognition of the disease-causing potential of asbestos and the establishment of enforceable...

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A tale of two asbestos giants : corporate reports as (auto)biography

Moerman, Lee; Van der Laan, Sandra; Campbell, David - 2014

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Estimating the social cost of respiratory cancer cases attributable to occupational exposures in France

Serrier, Hassan; Sultan Taïeb, Hélène; Luce, Danièle; … - 2014

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Relevance of Environmental Health Impact Assessment in Mining and Processing of Asbestos Minerals

Santhosh Kumar, S.; Narsing Rao, Alwal - 2014

Asbestos possesses excellent physical and chemical properties, viz., tensile strength, flexibility, resistance to heat and abrasion. Due to its excellent properties, it is used in the manufacture of asbestos-cement products, such as roofing sheets, boards and pipes as well as in products used...

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