ASBESTOS LITIGATION: ALCOA Sees Increase in Asbestos Suits
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Published December 19, 2003


The Aluminum Company of America feels the pressure of the 
growing number of asbestos-related suits against the company.  
ALCOA admits that there are asbestos-containing materials in its 
plant for years but adds that the situation is under control.

There is a law firm that facilitates claims and handles the 
lawsuits slapped against the company from 100 employees and 
retired workers.  "This action is directly against ALCOA because 
of those exposures and the failure of ALCOA to protect the 
employees like her father and also the families of the 
employees," Doug Nichol, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told WVLT.

The local steelworkers union says health concerns are mounting, 
and that ALCOA has assigned only five employees out of 1,700 to 
remove the asbestos, according to a report from WVLT.



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