But the GAO said 65% of trusts reviewed treated claims information as confidential under rules that consider information submitted as part of a legal settlement process as privileged.

FORBES: GAO Report Details Secrecy Of Asbestos Trusts

For those of us who have been privileged to contribute to that service, and to have benefited in the process from Ms. Forbes' nurturing, mentoring, and occasional tough love, we can only pray that just one voice will be stilled by her death, not that of many others.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: In Honor of Mary Lou Forbes