title: Medicolegal aspects of asbestos for pathologists.
abstract: The two principal legal remedies available to victims of asbestos-related disease are (1) claims for benefits under workers' compensation laws and (2) suits for damages under the laws of products liability. The medicolegal issues and the part of the consulting pathologist as medicolegal consultant and expert witness in each of these legal proceedings are essentially the same.
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003253:Consultants; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010336:Pathology; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos