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44 S. Tex. L. Rev. 1045 (2002-2003)
The Scope and Impact of Asbestos Litigation

handle is hein.journals/stexlr44 and id is 1059 raw text is: THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF ASBESTOS LITIGATION JENNIFER L. BIGGS* The following is an edited transcript of the remarks of Ms. Jennifer L. Biggs during the Asbestos Litigation Symposium given March 7, 2003 at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. Asbestos Usage Miracle mineral: heat resistant, strong, durable, flexible, inexpensive, abundant Peaked in the early 1970s Contained in - 3,500 products (1989 EPA study) Still legal in the U.S. today Ban on asbestos promulgated by the EPA in 1989 was remanded by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1991 Only a few portions of the ban remained intact: new product uses; rollboard; flooring felt; and commercial, corrugated, and specialty paper No effective warning label requirements Not tracked effectively Large manufacturers report annually to Toxic Release Inventory No requirements for small manufacturers Imports (especially building materials) * Jennifer Biggs is a consulting actuary and principal in the St. Louis office of Tillinghast-Towers Perrin. Ms. Biggs is a member of Tillinghast's asbestos and environmental practice area and coordinates research and development activities relating to asbestos liabilities of insurers and reinsurers. Under her direction, as chairperson of the American Academy of Actuaries Mass Tort Work Group, a public policy monograph entitled Overview of Asbestos Issues and Trends was published in December 2001. See Jennifer Biggs et al., Overview of Asbestos Issues and Trends (Dec. 2001), available at http://www.actuary.org/mono.htm. Ms. Biggs is a frequent speaker regarding asbestos issues and has testified before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate 1045

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