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"Asbestos Suit Nearing Conclusion"
Author: Gross, Anne
Published In: Facilities Manager
Date: July/August 2005

Eighteen years after a class action suit was filed, colleges and universities may soon receive reimbursement for a portion of the millions of dollars spent to remove asbestos from their facilities. Discusses draft guidelines proposed by the court-appointed steering committee. Lists steps to take so that an institution can prepare to recover some of the money spent on asbestos abatement, including determing whether institution opted out of the class action suit and documenting asbestos removal process.

Reprinted from the June 2005 issue of the National Association of College and University Business Officers' Business Officer magazine.

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