Controversial asbestos bill passes U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Yesterday the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed a controversial bill that many say will provide protections for corporations that manufacture asbestos, while stripping victims of asbestos exposure...
View ArticleFACT Act now before U.S. Senate – Please speak out to oppose this legislation!
In November 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that asbestos victims and their supporters say will provide protection for asbestos manufacturers, while preventing asbestos victims...
View ArticleSo-called asbestos transparency legislation turns justice inside out
The Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency Act (FACT Act) may possibly be the most astoundingly backward “call to justice” ever proposed. Supporters of the proposed legislation are looking to protect...
View ArticleFACT Act sees multitude of opposition; hearing set for this week
Introduced by Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), S. 2319, also known as the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, claims to increase the transparency in the legal process for compensation of...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Committee approves controversial FACT Act to regulate...
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill last week targeting asbestos injury compensation. The bill, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 (FACT Act) or H.R. 906, claims to “weed...
View ArticleFACT Act headed to the Senate
The Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act passed the House of Representatives as part of H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017, by a 220-201 vote Thursday. The...
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