On Jun 3, 11:06*pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
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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?

The Readers Digest are you kidding me or what. That great medical
journal? The scientific powerhouse of literature known as The readers
digest. The money that it costs to defend Dow and other companies
like it works in their favor because almost no one can spend enough to
fight back. As for the dieing why not just try to help them.