Justice Now
There are mountains of disinformation out there. We need to tell the truth.
It is in order to set the record straight – whenever necessary, and as often as necessary – that we are posting and will continue to update this page.
The asbestos calamity has been going on for decades. Untold thousands of people have died and are dying still. In too many instances, their grievances, and the grievances of their families, have still not been redressed.
Benzene is also a devastating toxin. It is everywhere – in the air, in chemicals, in contaminated water, even in second-hand smoke. We are only now beginning to understand the tragic health consequences for human beings throughout the world.
Many companies have taken heroic measures to ensure that their products – whatever products they are – are safe. Many companies value people over profits. We respect them.
Many people who defend the companies responsible for deadly assaults on public welfare do so in good faith. They make fair points. We respect them.
But many others on the defense are looking for a free pass. And their methodology is unconscionable. They don’t even bother trying to defend bad corporate behavior. Instead, they attack the scientists, officials, regulators, and lawyers who insist on corporate responsibility. Instead of helping victims, they draw caricatures of trial attorneys.
Asbestos and benzene are matters of immediate concern. We will not in the upcoming months ignore other areas of dire public interest. But right now, at this critical juncture, our immediate focus is on the thousands of innocent people who have been tragically victimized and who cannot wait until all the legal wrangling and ideological wars of words have been resolved.
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maury hexamer Says:
Dec 27, 04:24 PMAttorneys who act to facilitate “deadly assaults on public welfare” do NOT do so “in good faith”! When companies market or emit products such as benzene and asbestos, which are known to kill and/or injure, the attorney’s ethical duty is to act to protect innocent victims, not unscrupulous clients. Moreover, by representing companies who want to CONTINUE their deadly assaults such attorneys are complicit in related environmental crimes.
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maury hexamer Says:
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Oct 25, 11:59 AM
Other industrialized nations are doing somthing about asbestos. The European Union is working to ban landfilling of this toxic waste. Japan, which continued to use asbestos until 1995 has also finally realized that somthing must be done and this country is taking action. It is in the U.S. where you can dispose of this waste for as little as $25 per ton by simply throwing it into a hole in the ground. While the U.S. regulations are pretty good for removal, handling and transportaion, they are loosely enforced and disposal practices are archaic at best. There are economic methods for destroying this waste but our administration does not appear to be interested and the media won’t take up the battle becasue most of the major media companies have exposure to asbestos claims.