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Doctors Take the Fifth, Re Questionable Silicosis and Asbestosis Diagnoses

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A Congressional Committee hearing brings to light possible shady dealings in litigation for asbestos and silicon related disease.
 
Doctors who diagnosed thousands of claims which are now disputed, refused to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, citing Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination) grounds.
 
Allegations include some companies paying only for positive diagnoses based on x-ray readings.

Silicosis diagnosing doctors take the 5th in congressional hearing

Madison County Record - 3/8/2006 8:03 PM

After a medical expert and law professor tore apart the validity of national asbestos and silicosis litigation before a congressional committee Wednesday, doctors responsible for diagnosing nearly 10,000 disputed claims chose to remain silent.
 
Dr. Ray A. Harron, a Bridgeport, W.Va. radiologist, his son, Dr. Andrew W. Harron of Kenosha, Wisc. and Dr. James Ballard of Birmingham, Ala. refused to answer whether they would certify the accuracy of their diagnoses on grounds of sel
 
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