White Lung Association

Labeling as "a failure" a trust set up to compensate sufferers of asbestos poisoning, an official of the White Lung Assn. has contended that the victims have not been given adequate say in how and when they should be reimbursed.

Labeling as "a failure" a trust set up to compensate sufferers of asbestos poisoning, an official of the White Lung Assn. has contended that the victims have not been given adequate say in how and when they should be reimbursed.

For the past two decades, Philadelphia personal injury lawyer Gene Locks has been battling asbestos companies throughout the United States, becoming a millionaire in the process. Now, Locks says, "the victims have won the war" against 20 surrendering defendants in a $1.2-billion settlement.