▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁because ▁many ▁as best os ▁companies ▁were ▁facing ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁bank rupt cy ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁as best os ▁industry ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁cover - up ▁of ▁the ▁le th al ▁of ▁effects ▁of ▁as best os ▁that ▁went ▁on ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁The ▁product , ▁which ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁b anned ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁still ▁k ills ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁a ▁year , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Pre vention . ▁ ▁The ▁special ▁bank rupt cy ▁law ▁allows ▁a ▁company ▁to ▁set ▁aside ▁money ▁in ▁a ▁trust ▁to ▁compens ate ▁- ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁extent ▁- ▁its ▁vict ims , ▁while ▁stay ing ▁oper ational ▁and ▁prof itable . ▁ ▁Fil ing ▁under ▁ 5 2 4 ( g ) ▁allows ▁most ▁as best os ▁corpor ations ▁to ▁remain ▁econom ically ▁health y , ▁although ▁trust s ▁typically ▁lack ▁sufficient ▁funds ▁to ▁fully ▁pay ▁every ▁claim . ▁The ▁median ▁payment ▁percentage ▁to ▁an ▁as best os ▁victim ▁is ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁a ▁claim ' s ▁value . ▁Gar lock ' s ▁bank rupt cy ▁fil ing ▁came ▁after ▁it ▁exha usted ▁its ▁ins urance ▁due ▁to ▁about ▁thirty ▁years ▁of ▁as best os - related ▁lit ig ation . ▁ ▁After ▁fil ing ▁under ▁section ▁ 5 2 4 ( g