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Court: Spaniards Can Sue in N.J. for Overseas Asbestos Exposure
East News • May 28, 2008
A group of Spanish workers injured by asbestos-containing insulation while working on Navy ships docked in Spain can sue the manufacturer of the insulation in New Jersey -- where the products were ...
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| RE: What Planet Are You From? | Alex | May 29, 2008, 7:35 am |
| What Planet Are You From? | Reality Bites | May 28, 2008, 5:00 pm |
| Asbestos injury claims | Uncle Hal | May 28, 2008, 4:55 pm |
| RE: Come & Get It, World!! It's all yours for the asking!!! | johnny | May 28, 2008, 4:54 pm |
| Reason to move all manufacturing to 3rd world countries | Bob | May 28, 2008, 3:58 pm |
| RE: Read the standard CGL Policy ... | 2lanelover | May 28, 2008, 3:26 pm |
| Read the standard CGL Policy ... | ? | May 28, 2008, 3:01 pm |
| RE: This Is Soooooooo Wrong | Joe | May 28, 2008, 2:34 pm |
| Come & Get It, World!! It's all yours for the asking!!! | 2lanelover | May 28, 2008, 1:22 pm |
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Subject: What Planet Are You From?
Are you one of those good flag-wavers who moans when jobs are cut, forcing fellow Americans out of their homes? Did you support NAFTA? CAFTA? Do you wear caftans? Or khaki? Do you know the difference, or do you care?
Face it folks. If we want the Chinese to be responsible for having too much lead in their products, then why shouldn't US firms be responsible for their own goods in overseas markets? Don't you see a double standard at work?
The extract of the CGL policy is correct - and appropriate. Coverage for damages incurred overseas is provided if suits are brought in US courts.
Please don't fool yourself in thinking that we're the only litiguous society going; maybe one of our biggest exports is not a product but rather a service - the Ambulance Chaser. There are a lot of good reasons why our companies should be both protected from frivolous lawsuits as well as open to legitimate cases.
Who knows; maybe all this activity will cause rates to harden a little, and fees and commissions to go up.
Well, it's just a thought.