A California advocacy group for asbestos victims on Friday sued CBS Corporation, a toy maker and several retailers over the sale of a toy based on a CBS series. The group, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, said laboratory tests showed that the toy, a crime-scene kit based on the series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” contained asbestos in a powder used to dust for fingerprints.
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“We have seen first-hand how asbestos has wreaked havoc on Americans working in naval shipyards, automobile plants, and the construction industry. Most often this is through their employers’ conscious choice for profits over a worker's health.”
-- Joseph Patrick Williams, a trial attorney in the Asbestos Litigation department of Weitz & Luxenberg
CBS sued for asbestos in toy