This is from the Wall Street Journal:

During depositions [in 9,000 silicosis lawsuits], the handful of doctors who provided nearly all these diagnoses began to crack, admitting they’d never seen patients, that their secretaries had filled out forms, and that lawyers had told them what to write. It came out that two-thirds of those claiming to have silicosis had previously claimed to asbestosis — a near medical impossibility.

Print