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Letter to the Editor

Jan. 15, 2010

Asbestos Claimants Are 'Truly Sick' and Deserve Day in Court

Gary Paul of Water, Kraus & Paul comments on asbestos litigation in California.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

In responding to Mark Behrens' Nov. 18, 2009, column, "Home of the Asbestos Litigation 'Gold Rush'?" it is difficult to know where to begin. The piece is so packed with mischaracterizations, half-truths and outright falsehoods that it would be comical were the subject not so serious. Yet like clockwork, its assertions have been repeated by the Civil Justice Association of California, which like Mr. Behrens would never l...

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