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U.S. Chamber Report: Ohio Law to Curb ‘Double Dip’ Asbestos Claims Ensures Fairness Without Burdening Plaintiffs

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new report released today by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) highlights how Ohio’s asbestos trust transparency law has been effective at discouraging fraud and abuse without compromising the interests of plaintiffs. Ohio enacted its law in 2013 to prevent plaintiffs’ lawyers from gaming the asbestos litigation system by making inconsistent claims in asbestos lawsuits and before asbestos bankruptcy trusts. The new report, Watching it Work: The Imp