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Dow-Corning was forced into bankruptcy by flawed claims of harm from
silicone breast implants.

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They were not forced they choose to file bankrupcy in order to
protect the assets of the corporation. If the claims are not valid
then Dow had many very good lawyers who could fight for them.

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Them smart lawyers protected the assets. Many a non-valid claim has ended
up costing a lot of money or put companies out of business.



As for
asbestos it is true that many factors come into play in any cancer law
suit but mesothelioma (or whatever it is called) is only caused by
asbestos. Some of these companies did not exist when the original
deception about asbestos was perpatrated but when you buy the assets
of a company you also buy the liabilities. So what should we do ?
Just let people continue to die rather than address a terrible wrong
that has been done?
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Reader's Digest had a good article about this type of lawsuit a few months
back. There are some scams and shady dealings and double and triple dipping
by people that are not sick or have other lung problems. Sad for the few
that truly deserve help, but just as sad for those that are scamming and
taking their potential help away. Congress is not the place to "fix"
anything. Keep in mind, the companies getting sued are not paying, we are,
in the cost of goods we buy.

As for "letting them die", what do you propose to do to prevent that?