For years, the asbestos industry has promoted the myth that asbestos is no longer an issue for the American public in order to make the case that it shouldn’t be held accountable today for the wrongdoings of the past.
Mr. Nocera played right into its hands when he wrote that it is a “sensible” notion that juries should not be allowed to fine asbestos corporations with punitive damages because “companies stopped making asbestos products” and there is “no behavior to correct.”