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rsdsharp

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2. This is interesting. WR Grace was a major defendant in asbestos cases

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:20 AM

Feb 2022

back in the late 80s when I first got involved in asbestos cases. They declared bankruptcy years ago, so the weren’t being named as a defendant when I retired a couple of years ago, nor for years prior to that.

WR Grace sold Zonolite, a spray on asbestos covering used to insulate structural beams in buildings, among other applications. It was nasty stuff. With this ruling, WR Grace exposure might be a thing again.

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