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Toxic claims on the rise, lawyer warns

Authors :
Thamann, David
Source :
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management. July 17, 1995 Issue 29, p6, 2 p.
Publication Year :
1995

Abstract

Attorney Eliot Jubelirer, in comments at a litigation- and claims-management seminar, discussed the future sources of toxic tort claims. Jubelirer, of San Francisco, CA's Morgenstein and Jubelirer, said that 200,000 asbestos-related claims could be filed between 1995 and 2025. He also expects individuals living downstream, downhill, or downwind from toxic-chemicals sources to file lawsuits.<br />SAN FRANCISCO - Where will the toxic tort claims of the future come from? Wherever people five downwind, downstream, downhill, or nearby a source of chemicals, metals or radiation, there [...]

Details

ISSN :
19401353
Issue :
29
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.17310356