Settlement approved for victims of asbestos

September 22, 2006

The money’s not going to cure Burt Shephard’s cancer or bring Dianne Petty’s husband back or allow Chris Anderson to keep up with his grandchildren.

But the $5.2 billion settlement that was approved this week for insulation giant Owens Corning, the company’s creditors and thousands of asbestos victims — including 2,000 in Washington state — does bring an end to a five-year legal battle that has kept victims in limbo.

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