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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Public Justice, on Behalf of ADAO, Files Two Lawsuits over CSI Toys Containing Asbestos
May 3rd, 2008
Alarmed that CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and Planet Toys, Inc. have refused to take appropriate action, Public Justice, on behalf of ADAO, filed state and federal lawsuits on Friday in Los Angeles to force the companies to protect children and their families from further exposure to asbestos contained in toy science kits made by Planet Toys and licensed by CBS. The toy kits are based on the popular "CSI" television drama series, and tests of the kits' fingerprinting powder found tremolite, one of the most deadly forms of asbestos. Public Justice's federal complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleges that CBS and Planet Toys were negligent in their quality...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-05-03)
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