When investors get in squabbles with their brokers because the brokers do something wrong, they almost always go through a process called arbitration. The brokerage aggreement that people sign when they open an account stipulates that any suits must go through an arbitration forum.

If they've lost a lot of money, investors should hire a lawyer to guide them through the securities arbitration process. Christopher Bebel is a former SEC official turned securities lawyer who represents investors in arbitration. This can be a good resource for people in lawsuits against brokers.

I found a good site on asbestos cancer treatment. I'll tell you, mesothelioma is a nasty disease.

Occupational lung diseases have injured and killed so many people - it's a real tragedy. People go to work to provide for their families and then get some chronic or fatal illness in their chest. Silicosis, byssinosis (brown lung disease that affects cotton field workers, pneumoconiosis (black lung disease that affects coal miners, and mesothelioma, from beathing asbestos fibers. These are some really nasty diseases.

Fortunately, regulatory authorities and modern industrial hygiene has reduced the risk. Of course, there are still people coming down with these problems, as the latentcy period can last decades.


But I find it incredible that asbestos still hasn't been banned.

Senator Patty Murray has a site about the dangers of asbestos at
http://murray.senate.gov/asbestos.

It's amazing that asbestos is still legal in the United States, despite its proven ealth hazards. Some countries are moving to ban asbestos, but the United States isn't, despite an attempt by the EPA in the late 1980s.