By Mike Ward | Monday, April 20, 2009, 01:07 PM
A bill that could make it easier for a plaintiff to recover damages in asbestos lawsuits involving mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, was approved in final form today by the Texas Senate.
The approved version includes an amendment that was designed to partly mollify critics.
The vote was 20-10.
The passage of Senate Bill 1123 by Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, marks a rare victory for trial lawyers in the Upper Chamber, in a legislature that under Republican control has generally been unfriendly to those who file lawsuits for more than a decade.
The measure now goes to the House, where its future remains uncertain.
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