A Trust Fund Victims Can't Trust
Albert John Kiss’s story
Petaluma, California. Albert died of asbestos-caused colon cancer and severe asbestosis on March 15, 2005.
In 1960, Albert began working as an insulator. He supported his family working in that profession in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years. Throughout his career as an insulator, Albert was continuously exposed to asbestos. Albert’s duties included applying insulation materials reinforced with asbestos fibers, asbestos paper, cork insulation with asbestos paper backs, and asbestos-insulating cements to various objects.
In 1996, Albert changed professions and began working as an investigations manager at a California-based law firm.
Albert is survived by his mother, loving wife, Joan, three children, two stepchildren, and grandchildren. Albert was loved by all those who came in contact with him. He had a passion for cars, especially Chevy trucks and Corvettes. He was a history buff who was frequently seen wearing Hawaiian shirts. He is sorely missed by all those whose lives he touched.
How would the asbestos bailout bill hurt Albert’s family?
The Kiss’ legal case is still pending in the San Francisco Superior Court. Enactment of the proposed asbestos bill would eliminate the family’s case, forcing them to begin the claims process again under the proposed asbestos trust fund.
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