On behalf of asbestos victims nationwide, USAction Friday urged members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject a proposal to substitute a trust fund for current and future
litigation.
Sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, (R-Utah), USAction said the current version of the proposed trust fund will hurt workers and their families while allowing asbestos and insurance companies to escape their true liability.
"Senator Hatch has proposed an asbestos 'trust fund', but his proposal betrays the trust of the people it is supposed to serve and it does not provide adequate...
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