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Written testimony of Dr. Hans Weill before a U.S. House subcommittee on compensating workers with asbestos-related diseases. It criticizes tort litigation and state compensation systems, proposes national and regional expert panels, and attaches proposed medical guidelines for diagnosis, causation and impairment, followed by an ATS News (Summer 1981) draft paper on evaluating respiratory impairment/disability.
- Author
- Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Pulmonary Disease Division, Tulane Medical Center; testifying on behalf of the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society)
- Published by
- American Lung Association / American Thoracic Society, Office of Government Relations
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1447
- Date
- June 14, 1983
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16575 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16575
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-7: Cover page and statement of Hans Weill, M.D., to the House Subcommittee on Labor Standards on compensation for asbestos-associated diseases (June 14, 1983)
- Page 8: Page with no legible text (OCR shows only stray marks)
- Pages 9-11: Proposed Guidelines for Case Evaluation based on evidence available March 1983: diagnosis, causation and impairment for asbestosis, pleural effects, lung cancer, mesothelioma
- Pages 12-20: Attached ATS News (Summer 1981) draft paper, 'Evaluation of Impairment/Disability Secondary to Respiratory Disease,' with test schema, equations, appendix and bibliography
People and organizations
From Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Pulmonary Disease Division, Tulane Medical Center; testifying on behalf of the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society) to Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Hans Weill (author)
- American Lung Association (named)
- American Thoracic Society (named)
- National Heart (named)
- NIH (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- Tulane University (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Louisiana Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-1447 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 20 pages.
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Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Pulmonary Disease Division, Tulane Medical Center, testifying on behalf of the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society). “Testimony of Hans Weill, M.D., for the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society on Public Responsibility in Asbestos-Related Diseases.” June 14, 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-1447. American Lung Association / American Thoracic Society, Office of Government Relations. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16575. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16575.
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