In Washington's first look at the issue in five years, congressional Republicans are exploring possible changes to the 50 or so settlement trusts that together pay out billions for asbestos claims ...

Losing a loved one to an asbestos-related disease is devastating. But amid the grief, families often face another challenge: ...

Metro-east courts have faced accusations of allowing venue shopping and unsubstantiated asbestos lawsuits in "judicial ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to limit mounting asbestos lawsuits in a case that asks if the fear of getting cancer is enough to give former railroad workers damage awards.

A plaintiffs attorney who was debarred from filing claims with an asbestos trust could get another shot after a federal appeals court found the restriction may have wrongly curtailed his privilege to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for a ...