Zonolite - Asbestos Insulation Class Action
Zonolite is an insulation product known to contain asbestos, exposure to which may cause cancer or other disease. If you or someone in your family suffers from mesothelioma, other cancers, or similar disease that may be related to Zonolite asbestos exposure, please complete the below form to be sent any future updates from our firm on the status of this litigation in Canada. Please note, filling out the form below creates no financial obligation for you and does not make you a client of our law firm or create any obligation.
A Canadian settlement has been reached with W.R. Grace regarding ZAI Zonolite products which is intended to provide for property damage and personal injury compensation. The settlement was reached under circumstances where W.R. Grace is operating under bankruptcy protection, and doubt has been cast on the assertion that Zonolite is unsafe when undisturbed. The Canadian law firms which represent Zonolite claimants have reluctantly agreed to a Canadian settlement, under the auspices of a Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act bankruptcy proceedings. The same settlement discharges W.R. Grace's potential liability under the Canadian Zonolite class action proceedings (although Zonolite litigation remains unresolved against the Government of Canada). Please take note of the following information.
1. COMPENSATION FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE (CDN ZAI PD Claims)
Under the terms of the settlement, Property Damage Claims can be made against the Settlement Fund. To apply for compensation, you must fill out a printed Proof of Claim Form available online at http://www.graceclaims.com/
CDN ZAI PD Claims can include, among other things, the cost of abatement or removal, the diminution of property value, economic loss, or other property-related claims caused by ZAI Zonolite manufactured by W.R. Grace.
In order to apply for property damage compensation, you must submit a Proof of Claim Form no later than August 31, 2009 (which deadline may be extended to December 31, 2009). You can download the CDN ZAI PD Proof of Claim Form from that website, which you would need to fill out, sign and return by mail to:
Rust Consulting, Inc.
Claims Processing Agent
W. R. Grace & Co. Bankruptcy
PO Box 1620
Faribault, Minnesota, USA 55021-1620
For instructions on submitting a property damage Proof of Claim Form click here.
Although you may have already completed a Questionnaire on our law firm's website, if you have not already done so, you still need to submit a Proof of Claim Form to the claims processing agent in Minnesota to apply for compensation.
2. COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL INJURY
A Personal Injury Fund is to be established, although it may be six months or more before that Fund is established and personal injury compensation applications can be made against it. In order to succeed with a claim against the Personal Injury Fund, a claimant would need to demonstrate evidence of a medical condition which can be established to have been caused by ZAI Zonolite (and not simply asbestos exposure in general). Unfortunately, these personal injuries can often be very serious. Our firm is unable to offer to represent claimants in relation to possible personal injury claims until such time as the Personal Injury Fund is established and the criteria for seeking compensation is known. Once the Personal Injury Fund has been established, we will be in contact with you in regards to making a personal injury claim.
We can only keep you informed on the progress of this case, if you have provided your contact information below at http://www.merchantlaw.com/zonolite.html, as you may have already done.