A WSJ editorial on April 27, summarized by Sam at this site and by yours truly at Overlawyered, drew the connection between the impending shortage of masks and the courtroom onslaught against mask makers by silicosis and asbestos lawyers. It turns out -- as is only fair to note for the record -- that Business Week's Lorraine Woellert had the story first, in an extensively reported piece earlier in April.
Bird flu and disposable masks
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



