Asbestos Working Group Leading Lobbying Efforts on Capitol Hill

icAendics the 107th Congress rumbles into full swing, a coalition of asbestos defendants called the Asbestos Working Group is leading the charge toward what it hopes will be successful passage of asbestos legislation on Capitol Hill.

photo-1HarrisMartin spoke recently with Stanley L. Ferguson, vice president and general counsel of USG Corp., one of the founders of the Asbestos Working Group, about the lobbying efforts.

Ferguson said the Asbestos Working Group consists of eight to ten companies that meet regularly and are now heavily involved in the reform effort. Another eight to ten are monitoring the group, but are not …