banner
                                   Volume 2, Number 2 - June 2004

Newsletter Home

Mass Torts
Committee Officers


What's New at ABI World

Upcoming ABI Events

Interested in Contributing
to the Mass Torts
Committee Newsletter?

ABI World

What's New at ABI World
Online Features of Interest to
Mass Torts Committee Members

  • Check out the new ABI World to view the upgraded Mass Torts Committee section. The new “committees” area of the web site allocates space for each ABI committee. From the home page, click on “About ABI” and then “Committees” to see all of ABI’s committees. In the left-hand navigation in blue, click on “Mass Torts.”

    Once you click on the Mass Torts committee, you will notice that the left-hand navigation in blue has changed again. Within the main page, you will see a listing of the committee chairs, the committee listserves (where you can join or view the Mass Torts committee listserve) and agendas for any upcoming meetings of the Mass Torts Committee. In the left-hand navigation you will note that beneath “Mass Torts” there are three new options: Minutes, Newsletter and Educational Materials. The “Minutes” page provides minutes from past Mass Torts Committee meetings. The “Newsletter” page provides all back issues of the Mass Torts electronic newsletter. The “Educational Materials” page provides educational materials from past conferences that address mass tort issues.

  • According to Today's Bankruptcy Headlines, Ohio GOP Gov. Bob Taft signed a measure last Thursday making the state the first in the nation to require individuals exposed to asbestos to prove that exposure and meet a set medical threshold to proceed with a lawsuit, the Toledo Blade reported.

  • Stay abreast of the latest on bankruptcy and asbestos litigation legislation by reading the Daily Bankruptcy Headlines at ABI World.

  • Looking for a new employee or searching for a new job? Check out the new ABI Career Center — the one-stop site for job seekers and employers in the insolvency community. Stop by to set up your personal profile or search the available positions (over 120 on average). Employers are invited to post free job listings and search the job-seeker database for possible candidates.

  • Check out the latest Collier Case Update offered at ABI World. Case summaries are available to ABI members.

  • The latest edition of the West Bankruptcy Newsletter is now available. Provided by West Group, the newsletter is a weekly update on bankruptcy and debtor/creditor matters.