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Washington==An amendment to asbestos injury claims legislation designed to win support of business and insurance interests will be taken up tomorrow when the Senate ...

By Arthur D. Postal | Updated on February 04, 2005

Washington==An amendment to asbestos injury claims legislation designed to win support of business and insurance interests will be taken up tomorrow when the Senate Judiciary Committee resumes work on the bill.

But the amendment, which strengthens the criteria that claimants with terminal illnesses will have to meet to secure fast payment during the startup phase, is unlikely to win the support of key Democrats, according to several lobbyists who have followed the bill for several years.

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