ASBESTOS LITIGATION: 1,063 Japanese Workers Eligible for Payout
COMPANIES:
A survey showed by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and
Welfare on June 29, 2009 says that 1,063 people were eligible
for workers’ compensation as sufferers of asbestos-linked
diseases like mesothelioma in fiscal 2008 as they were affected
by asbestos…
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