ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Korea Gov’t. Has 110 Cases from Closed Mine
COMPANIES:
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment, on June 12, 2009,
confirmed that nearly one in two residents (110 out of 215
sampled residents) living in Hongseong and Boryeong near a
closed mine in South Chungcheong Province had lung diseases
caused by…
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