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Trigger, Allocation and Pollution Exclusion Issues for Silica Toxic Tort Claims


by Thomas F. Quinn View Biography
Avani B. Patel
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP View Firm Credentials
Newark Office

March 19, 2006

Previously published on November 2004

Silica claims, like the wave of asbestos claims that have clogged the courts and bankrupted major corporations, will have to be effectively managed and addressed by the personal injury defense bar as well as the insurance industry. From a liability insurer's perspective, silica claims are significant in two respects: the defense costs of such claims can be significant and the increasing frequency of these claims can only be described as explosive.


 

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