2 results for “Reaction Department”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan · May 4, 1978 · in the opinion
Ins. Co. of No. Am. v. Forty-Eight Insulations (1978)
Asbestosis is a non-malignant disease resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers of a certain length over a considerable period of time causing a bodily reaction that may eventually impair the function of the lungs…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · January 30, 1981 · in the opinion
Keene Corp. v. Insurance Co. of No. America (1981)
…the macrophages die, releasing proteolytic enzymes which further damage the lung. The end result of this tissue injury and reaction to the asbestos fibers is the formation of collagen and scar tissue, which is termed fibrosis. \…