The Asbestos Alliance
Our Mission


The Asbestos Alliance is dedicated to enactment of congressional legislation that:

  • ensures that those who have become sick from exposure to asbestos-containing products are fairly compensated
  • helps to keep defendant companies financially secure so they can pay claims to those who are sick today and those who may become sick in the future.

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Urge Your Senators To Support Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation -- Visit the Voice Your Support page

Article Raises "Conflict-of-Interest" Questions About Opponent of Asbestos Bill

Read the story in The Hill newspaper

The New FAIR Act: A Better Bill for Victims, Trust Fund Contributors & the Nation

Read About Key Improvements

Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on New Trust Fund Bill

Read the Alliance Release on the Hearing
Read the John Engler's testimony on behalf of the Alliance
Visit the Judiciary Committee's Official Hearing Web Site

Alliance Urges Senate to Move Trust Fund Legislation Forward; New Bill is “Win-Win-Win” for Victims, Workers and the Economy

Read the Alliance Release

It's Time for a Solution to the Asbestos Litigation Crisis

See the Alliance and Asbestos Study Group ad

New Asbestos Trust Fund Bill Introduced in Senate!

Read Senator Arlen Specter's Statement
Read Senator Patrick Leahy's Statement
Read the Alliance Statement
Read the Bill
NEW: Read a summary of the improvements

Alliance Remembers Judge Edward Becker

Read the Alliance Press Release
Read the Philadelphia Daily News obituary
Read the New York Times obituary

Ideology, Self-Interest Stand in the Way of Political Compromise on Asbestos Claims

Read the Los Angeles Times analysis

Few Think Asbestos Bill Is Dead

Read the The Hill article

Senate Majority Leader Frist Announces Next Steps for Asbestos Litigation Reform

Read Senator Frist's press release
Read the ABC News story

U.S. Senate Stops Asbestos Bill Consideration on Technicality; Still A Possibility of Reconsideration

Read the Alliance statement
Read the New York Times story
Read the Reuters story

The Time Has Come, It's Now Or Never. Pass the Asbestos Trust Fund

See the new Alliance, Asbestos Study Group ad

Newspapers Across the Country Support Trust Fund Legislation

Mobile Register
Hartford Courant
Washington Post editorial
Washington Times editorial
Los Angeles Times editorial
New York Times editorial
Detroit News editorial
Rocky Mountain News editorial
Indianapolis Star editorial

Prominent Plaintiffs' Attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs Supports Trust Fund

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Senate Must Finish the Job on Asbestos Trust Fund Bill

Read the Alliance statement

Broad Support for the Bipartisan Asbestos Trust Fund

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"We fought for our country. Now it’s time for Congress to fight for us."

Watch the veteran ad
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Congressional Budget Office “Reaffirms” Cost Estimate For Asbestos Victims Trust Fund Bill; Rejects Sponsored Study $140 Billion Fund Exceeds CBO’s Original Estimate

Read our statement

Senate Majority Leader Frist Says Asbestos Trust Fund Bill Will Be First Major Legislation Considered In 2006

Read Senator Frist's remarks

How the FAIR Act Combats Fraud

Read summary of how trust fund legislation combats asbestos fraud

Read New York Times story "Reading X-Rays in Asbestos Suits Enriched Doctor"

More Than 50 Companies, National and State Trade Associations Press Senate to Act on Asbestos Legislation

Read the letter to Senate leaders

Several Governors Urge Action on Trust Fund Bill

Read the letter to the Senate Leadership

Veterans' Groups Support Trust Fund Legislation

Read the letter

Read the press release

United Autoworkers Support Trust Fund Legislation

Read their Senate testimony

The (Asbestos) Tort Wars, at A Turning Point?

Read the NY Times story

Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Estimate for Senate Bill

Read the Alliance Statement

See the CBO Cost Estimate

Read the Alliance Statement on the Bates White Study

Judge slams silicosis diagnoses, says many "manufactured for money"

Read the story

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Asbestos Bill!

Read the bill as reported out of committee

See our press release

Alliance, Other Groups Representing 150,000 Employers, 14 Million Workers Run Ads Supporting Asbestos Legislation

See the ads

"I hope we can get an asbestos reform bill out of both the House and the Senate" - President Bush

Read his remarks

Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on S.852

Read John Engler's statement (for NAM/Asbestos Alliance)

Read Other Testimony/Senators' Statements

Proposed Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation Would Save At Least $71 Billion; Boost US Competitiveness New Study Quantifies Benefits of Asbestos Litigation Reform

Read this link for NERA Economic Consulting Press Release/Study

United Autoworkers, Veterans' Groups Endorse Trust Fund Legislation

Read the UAW Letter

Read the Veterans Groups' Letter


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