Editing WR Grace Trust (section)

== Executive Summary ==

The W.R. Grace Asbestos Personal Injury Trust offers the '''highest payment percentage''' among major asbestos trusts at '''30.1%''', delivering actual mesothelioma payouts of approximately '''$57,190'''—making it the single most valuable individual trust claim available to most victims. The trust has distributed over '''$2.1 billion''' to asbestos victims since establishment in 2014 and maintains '''$435 million''' in current assets. W.R. Grace & Co., founded in '''1854''' by Irish immigrant William Russell Grace who later became Mayor of New York City, became one of America's largest chemical conglomerates before its asbestos liabilities—primarily from [https://dandell.com/asbestos-trust-funds/asbestos-bankruptcy-trust-fund-guide/ Zonolite vermiculite insulation] mined in Libby, Montana—forced the company into bankruptcy in 2001. The Libby contamination represents one of the worst environmental and public health disasters in American history, with the EPA declaring it a Superfund site and the federal government pursuing unprecedented criminal charges against W.R. Grace executives.

=== Why This Matters ===

W.R. Grace's 30.1% payment percentage is '''nearly six times higher''' than Johns Manville (5.1%) and '''more than six times higher''' than Owens Corning (4.7%). For mesothelioma victims who qualify, a W.R. Grace claim delivers approximately '''$57,190'''—often the single largest individual trust payment in a multi-trust [https://dandell.com/mesothelioma-compensation/ compensation strategy].

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| style="padding:15px; color:#721c24;" | '''⛔ URGENT: Document Destruction Notice''' — The W.R. Grace Trust issued a Notice of Destruction announcing plans to destroy claim records over 10 years old. Destruction began '''April 15, 2025'''. If you worked with Zonolite or other W.R. Grace products, file your claim immediately to ensure all supporting documentation remains available.
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