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FAIR gets fairer.
The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday, June 30:
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The Republican senator from Utah known for his song-writing got together last week with the Democratic senator from Washington known for her tennis shoes. The result of the collaboration between Orrin Hatch and Patty Murray is a more harmonious version of legislation to end asbestos lawsuits and compensate workers.
The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, or FAIR, was drafted at the behest of business and insurance industry groups. They're eager to escape the uncertainty caused by worker lawsuits over exposure to asbestos. More than 600,000 are ...
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