History
of asbestos use
Asbestos is called the "mineral miracle" by the Greeks in particular because it can withstand heat. Due to the characteristics of this element, it was widely used in the construction industry until the late 1900s. Until recently, the ill effects of using this material were not known to the public, but when it came to light, it was too late. At the time authorities discovered that it was a killer, innumerable innocents had lost their lives in the fight against asbestos poisoning. Inhaling asbestos fibers commonly leads to mesothelioma, lung cancer, and also asbestosis.
Asbestos has killed many millions in several centuries because of the heat resistance properties found and asbestos mined in many countries. It was very late when the Department of Health in all countries discovered that their miracle mineral was really a killer mineral that had claimed the lives of millions of people. Many cases have been filed for decades against people responsible for causing countless people to lose their lives and health by making them work in asbestos mines and factories. Estimated total cost of asbestos litigation in the United States alone is more than 250 billion dollars.
It is widely used in the construction industry all over the world as it is heat resistant, flexible, durable, and even chemical resistant. But to decide whether the use of certain materials should be made legal or illegal depending on the severity of Pros and cons. In this case, the counter is much larger than the pros. inhaling asbestos fibers has triggered the birth of a cancer called mesothelioma in humans which according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has claimed the lives of Americans nearly a hundred thousand in 1999 alone. They are recommended considering as an epidemic of the worst kind.
Federal federal courts in the United States have dealt with claims by Asbestos victims and their families for decades. The court house is stunned by the number of asbestos related claims that range in the hundreds of thousands. What does bother home courts in the United States is the number of asbestos related cases that they will see in the future as surface asbestos-related problems only after 20-50 years of exposure. The Justice Asbestos Compensation Act brought out in 1999 is used to determine if many plaintiffs have filed suitably as the law does suffer from asbestos-related illness.
Asbestos litigation is the most expensive and longest mass lawsuit in US history of home field. The number of defendants is almost 10,400 but the number of claimants is almost a million with numbers growing with the passage of days. With such amounts of litigations piling up in court homes throughout the United States, the country issued Ban asbestos and an out-of-phase rule in 1989. Many countries followed this path in banning the imports and the safe use of keeping their people. Although developed countries have banned its use many developing countries still use it.
Asbestos is called the "mineral miracle" by the Greeks in particular because it can withstand heat. Due to the characteristics of this element, it was widely used in the construction industry until the late 1900s. Until recently, the ill effects of using this material were not known to the public, but when it came to light, it was too late. At the time authorities discovered that it was a killer, innumerable innocents had lost their lives in the fight against asbestos poisoning. Inhaling asbestos fibers commonly leads to mesothelioma, lung cancer, and also asbestosis.
Asbestos has killed many millions in several centuries because of the heat resistance properties found and asbestos mined in many countries. It was very late when the Department of Health in all countries discovered that their miracle mineral was really a killer mineral that had claimed the lives of millions of people. Many cases have been filed for decades against people responsible for causing countless people to lose their lives and health by making them work in asbestos mines and factories. Estimated total cost of asbestos litigation in the United States alone is more than 250 billion dollars.
It is widely used in the construction industry all over the world as it is heat resistant, flexible, durable, and even chemical resistant. But to decide whether the use of certain materials should be made legal or illegal depending on the severity of Pros and cons. In this case, the counter is much larger than the pros. inhaling asbestos fibers has triggered the birth of a cancer called mesothelioma in humans which according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has claimed the lives of Americans nearly a hundred thousand in 1999 alone. They are recommended considering as an epidemic of the worst kind.
Federal federal courts in the United States have dealt with claims by Asbestos victims and their families for decades. The court house is stunned by the number of asbestos related claims that range in the hundreds of thousands. What does bother home courts in the United States is the number of asbestos related cases that they will see in the future as surface asbestos-related problems only after 20-50 years of exposure. The Justice Asbestos Compensation Act brought out in 1999 is used to determine if many plaintiffs have filed suitably as the law does suffer from asbestos-related illness.
Asbestos litigation is the most expensive and longest mass lawsuit in US history of home field. The number of defendants is almost 10,400 but the number of claimants is almost a million with numbers growing with the passage of days. With such amounts of litigations piling up in court homes throughout the United States, the country issued Ban asbestos and an out-of-phase rule in 1989. Many countries followed this path in banning the imports and the safe use of keeping their people. Although developed countries have banned its use many developing countries still use it.