As even the most casual television viewer is no doubt aware, plaintiffs law firms are airing advertisements exhorting asbestos-exposed individuals to take advantage of the billions of dollars to be claimed in the scores of asbestos-driven bankruptcy trusts. It seems that securing those dollars has become just as important to plaintiffs law firms as prosecuting the common law tort claims in court. Indeed, a cottage industry is developing to secure payments from the trusts.

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