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Of course, Judge Giles could have asked the very same questions of any of the thirty or so other carriers that had insured the asbestos industry for product liability over the years, since even a cursory assessment of their actuarial tables, rating schedules, physicians reports, workmens-compensation claims, underwriting guidelines, and safety-and-engineering manuals would probably show that, far from barely knowing of the asbestos hazard, virtually all these companies not only had known for decades that inhalation of asbestos could cause incurable lung disease but also had had good reason to suspect that lung disease was taking a heavy toll of the nations asbestos workers

To put the statistics from 2021 in perspective, consider USDA stats from the previous six years