The Wall Street Journal: Asbestos abatement trust funds under fire

Release Date: December 3, 2009 This content is archived.

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An article in The Wall Street Journal about asbestos abatement trust funds that have come under fire from insurance companies and legal scholars with concerns about their lack of transparency quotes S. Todd Brown, associate professor of law, who said there is a concern that people who get sick in the future may not get paid what they are entitled to because the trusts are using their assets to pay more marginal claims.

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