A Trust Fund Victims Can't Trust
Charlie Moneypenny’s story
Bowie, Maryland. Charlie was diagnosed in January of 2001 with mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused only by asbestos. Charlie never smoked, and was a railroad man most of his life, making sure people could get to where they needed to go safely. However, Charlie was never adequately warned of potential risks to his own safety, despite his exposure to asbestos at work.
Charlie was exposed to asbestos working as a coach cleaner with the Penn Central Railroad, and later as a car mechanic for Amtrak. A man who worked hard all his life and tried to build a future for his family, Charlie won’t be around to see much of that future unfold. Charlie is enormously concerned, not for his own health and future, but he wants to ensure his family, including his two small children, Charles, 2, and Hillary, 1, will be taken care of after he is gone.
How would the asbestos bailout bill hurt Charlie’s family?
Charlie’s case has been settled. His family family received timely compensation through the court system, illustrating that the current legal system works for victims. If the asbestos bailout bill is enacted, Charlie and his family would have had to start the claims process again from the beginning under the proposed asbestos trust fund.
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