Mesothelioma victims misled by James Hardie about compensation

"In a lawsuit filed by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, an Australian court has held that 10 former executives of James Hardie Industries misled mesothelioma victims by suggesting that the company had set aside adequate funds to compensate asbestos victims. The court said that an announcement in 2001 that the company’s fund would ..." (2009-4-29)
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