Legal Opinion Letters

July 1, 2005

Legal Opinion Letters

State-Based Medical Criteria For Asbestos Suits Gains Momentum

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By Mark A. Behrens and Phil Goldberg, attorneys in the Public Policy Group of the law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. Phil Goldberg

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