As Asbestos Mess Spreads, Sickest See Payouts Shrink.

Discusses lawsuits in the U.S. against corporations over asbestos-related cancer. How the sickest plaintiffs are receiving smaller payouts as defendant companies go bankrupt as a result of the suits; Details on the increased number of asbestos-related lawsuits; The Manville Personal Injury Trust, from which claimants typically seek payments; Statistical data.