Several people seeking compensation for diseases and death due to asbestos exposure on U.S. naval ships say those responsible for issuing payment are unfairly discriminating against them because they aren’t U.S. citizens.
The allegations form the basis for a newly filed lawsuit related to the 1982 bankruptcy of Johns Manville Corp., a manufacturer of building products that used Chapter 11 to resolve a wave of litigation by people claiming to have become ill from the asbestos in its products.
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